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Control freak Steve Jobs's chaotic Macworld no-show news
Control freak Steve Jobs's chaotic Macworld no-show news
Steve Jobs is a famed perfectionist. The way word leaked out he wouldn't keynote at Macworld was anything but controlled, raising concerns that his health had taken an unexpected turn . As with Sarah Palin's baby rumors, the scurrilous media forced Jobs's hand. Arik Hesseldahl, a BusinessWeek ...
Politics Not Pancreas the Reason for Jobs' Macworld Exit  - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
Politics Not Pancreas the Reason for Jobs' Macworld Exit - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
cnbc.com — The news that Steve Jobs would not deliver the keynote at this year's Macworld Expo in San... Francisco next month was hardly a surprise to those of us covering this company. Rumors had been swirling for weeks that Jobs wouldn't attend and when Macworld ... (more) Politics Not Pancreas the Reason for Jobs' Macworld Exit ...
No Jobs at Macworld?
blogs.oreilly.com — On the features page there's a list of all of the Macworld feature presentations. David Pogue is... scheduled for Wednesday and Leo Laporte on Thursday by Leo Laporte. You'll also find the Macworld Magazine's Best of Show Awards on Wednesday. No keynote. ... (more) No Jobs at Macworld?
Apple Expo Paris cancelled
macworld.com — by Jim Dalrymple , Macworld.com Reed Exhibitions will not hold Apple Expo Paris in 2009. The show... organizers confirmed its plans for Macworld on Wednesday. Apple has slowly been moving away from the Paris expo for the last several years. In 2005 ... (more) Apple Expo Paris cancelled
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Steve Jobs Skipping Final Macworld Apple Keynote [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... show we will no longer be attending." But it still doesn't address why Steve won't speak at the final big show. The End of an Era So maybe this is the real announcement at this year's Macworld, the one everyone knew would come one day, though it doesn't make any less shocking. More on this very topic: • Steve Jobs Skipping Final Macworld Apple Keynote • How the News of a Job-less Keynote Was Forced Out • Valleywag: Control freak Steve Jobs's chaotic Macworld no-show news • Will Trade ...

How the News of a Jobs-less Keynote Was Forced Out [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... Valleywag has the backstory of how a not-exactly-right headline at BusinessWeek forced Apple to reveal the news that Steve Jobs would not present at the Macworld 2009 Keynote. [Valleywag] ...

How the News of a Job-less Keynote Was Forced Out [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... Valleywag has the backstory of how a not-exactly-right headline at Businessweek forced Apple to reveal the news that Steve Jobs would not present at the Macworld 2009 Keynote. [Valleywag] ...

Jobs Isn't Sick, Sources Tell CNBC (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider — ... I should "rest assured that the board would let me know. Here's hoping Jim's sources at Apple's aren't the same notoriously cagey people who -- let's put this generously -- massaged the truth about Jobs's health after the iPhone 3G launch last summer. Those "sources" said Steve had a mere cold, when in fact, he'd suffered weight loss due to an infection in his digestive system following surgical treatments for pancreatic cancer. According to gossip rag Valleywag, rumors about Jobs's health haven't gone away since: It's generally understood that the ...

Where Is Steve Jobs?
Wired: Gadget Lab — Steve Jobs' absence from the public eye is starting to prompt questions about the Apple CEO's status, management effectiveness and health. So far, the company has done little to provide substantive answers to those questions. The mystery behind the lack of a Stevenote is leading some to speculate that Apple is getting ready to dethrone him, that Jobs has lost some of his typically ironclad control, or that his health is failing. "The company can be a little more open about what's happening with Steve Jobs," said ...

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