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News: Apple CEO Steve Jobs pens open letter on health
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond —
Following ongoing rumors regarding the health of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, the company co-founder has published an open letter on the matter. Jobs writes, “For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote. Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed. I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the ...
Steve Jobs is still alive, says a hormone imbalance to blame for his weight loss
Engadget —
... A mere day before the big shindig at the Moscone, Steve Jobs has come clean about his much-discussed weight loss in a open letter to the Apple community, saying that a hormone imbalance is to blame. "The remedy for this nutritional problem is ...
Steve Jobs suffering from a hormone imbalance, will remain CEO
AppleInsider —
... In an open letter to Apple fans Monday, Steve Jobs revealed that he's being treated for a hormone imbalance that has contributed to his rapid weight loss, but says he plans to remain Apple's CEO for the foreseeable future. The decision to have marketing chief Phil Schiller deliver tomorrow's Macworld keynote "set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed," Jobs wrote, explaining that for the first time in over a decade he's spending the holiday season with his family , rather than intensely preparing for a ...
Apple CEO Steve Jobs addresses health issue in open letter; hormone imbalance cause of weight loss
MacDailyNews —
... to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery. I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first. So now I’ve said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this. Steve Source: Apple Inc. Also today, Apple’s Board of Directors have released a statement, verbatim: It is ...
Steve's OK, everyone relax
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... Who says Apple doesn't listen? More to the point, who says Steve Jobs isn't aware of the rumors? Earlier today Apple posted a letter from CEO Steve Jobs indicating precisely what has been causing his weight loss (a hormone imbalance) and why he won't be at the keynote (he's spending time with his family). ...
Jobs: Hormone imbalance causing weight loss, easily treatable, STFU
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Here's the word directly from the horses mouth:
Dear Apple Community,
For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.
Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.
I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show ...
A Letter From Steve Jobs
Technologizer —
... . In fact, I don’t think I’ve written a single post that was principally about the subject. But now Jobs has published a letter to the Apple community , and it addresses months of rumor about his weight loss and recent scuttlebutt that he opted out of giving ...
Jobs has hormone imbalance, will remain Apple CEO
Macworld —
... Steve Jobs has a hormone imbalance that’s been causing his dramatic weight loss, the Apple CEO announced Monday. But he’s also undergoing treatment and expects to continue running Apple. Jobs made the disclosure in a letter published on Apple’s Web site Monday morning. The CEO was addressing the latest rumors about his health that had began surfacing after he announced in December ...
Steve Jobs reveals hormone imbalance, no plans to step aside
Infinite Loop —
... are new attempts to quell the worrisome masses so we can all "relax and enjoy the show." In Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs , Jobs begins with "Dear Apple Community," noting that for the first time in a decade, he can spend the holiday season with his family "rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote." Jobs then gets to the crux of the motivation behind this direct communique: the latest wave of speculation about his health, with some even claiming Jobs to be on his deathbed, as a result of his decision to let Apple's Senior VP of Worldwide Product Marketing, ...
Steve Jobs Explains His Weight Loss in Healthnote
TechCrunch —
... distaste for talking publicly about his health, Apple released a letter today from Jobs designed to dispel the rumors that his cancer has returned, but which admits that a mysterious “hormone imbalance” has caused him to lose weight and that this health problem indeed was the reason why Jobs won’t be giving the Macworld keynote. (Apple’s chief marketing officer Phil Schiller will be filling in for him instead).
Here is an excerpt from Jobs’ healthnote:
Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld ...
Steve Jobs is Healthy, Will Remain Apple’s CEO
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... in the world.
As we have said before, if there ever comes a day when Steve wants to retire or for other reasons cannot continue to fulfill his duties as Apple’s CEO, you will know it.
Apple is very lucky to have Steve as its leader and CEO, and he deserves our complete and unwavering support during his recuperation. He most certainly has that from Apple and its Board.
Both official statements can be found in the PR section of Apple’s website here and here.
Jobs Speaks Out To Quell Health Rumors…Again
TheAppleBlog —
I suppose it’s just the price you pay for having created such a powerful brand, but Steve Jobs has been forced to publicly deal with rumors about his health once again, and this time he’s had to give details about dealings with his doctor. In order to stem the growing tide of speculation about his declining health, the climax of which was likely Gizmodo’s claim last week that he was in fact gravely, if not terminally ill, Jobs released a letter today addressing the issue.
The letter, addressed to the “Apple ...
Steve Confirms Health Issue in Letter to Apple Community
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
... his letter with the following: I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first. So now I’ve said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this. Steve You can read the letter in its entirety on Apple's site . ...
Steve Jobs Speaks
Apple Eclectic —
... much more than us when they made the statement, the fact that it was so definite counts against them.)
But what does this statement actually tell us? As Steve notes, the news that Phil Schiller was going to deliver the Macworld keynote “set off another flurry of rumors about [Steve's] health.” Those rumours were basically that Steve was too ill to present the keynote himself, and as this open letter refuses to acknowledge, those rumours were correct.
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CNET blows it: Reports health concerns force Apple’s Jobs from Macworld
MacDailyNews —
... to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery. I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first. So now I’ve said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this. Steve Source: Apple Inc. Also today, Apple’s Board of Directors have released a statement, verbatim: It is ...
Jobs releases statement about his health
The Apple Core —
... Apple released the following statement from CEO Steve Jobs to address the persistent rumors that his health is failing due to his visible weight loss over the last year. Dear Apple Community, For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote. Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed. I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community ...
Jobs Clears the Air on Health Issue
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... In a rare instance of disclosing details about his private life, Steve Jobs posted a letter on Apple's Web site discussing his recent health problems. Jobs explains in the letter that a hormone disorder has caused his weight and body mass to decline, by apparently reducing his ability to metabolize protein. While a mystery to him and his doctors for months, he wrote, he now has a plan of attack to reverse the problem, which he'll be focusing on in the months to come. ...
Steve Jobs’ Health
Elliott C. Back —
... Today Apple released a press release, a Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs informing the world that his weight loss is not a recurrence of his pancreatic cancer, and that he is able to continue carrying out his duties as Apple’s CEO while recovering from the from his “hormone imbalance:” ...
The Science Behind Jobs' Hormonal Imbalance
Mac|Life all RSS Feed —
Steve Jobs Large Left: 2007. Right: 2008. Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs has addressed rumors concerning his weight loss in a statement to the press . In this statement, Jobs said, “after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause--a hormone imbalance that has been ‘robbing’ me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy.” Jobs previously suffered from islet cell pancreatic cancer, a less common type of pancreatic cancer. Typically, pancreatic cancer has a high mortality rate: with a wide array of symptoms that include depression and jaundice, pancreatic cancer is ...
Steve Jobs Takes Medical Leave Until June
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us —
... Then, just before Macworld Expo 2009, Jobs released a public statement saying that he was suffering from an unknown malady, which was diagnosed as a hormone imbalance. (See " ...
Uncle Steve Is Too Sick To Come To Work
iSmashPhone —
... Jobs is stepping away from running Apple to take care of his ongoing health issues. Jobs -- who was diagnosed with, and treated for, a pancreatic tumor in 2004, and has been dogged by health rumors ever since -- sent an email to Apple employees today explaining that he would be stepping down from day-to-day operations at Apple until at least mid-June, handing the reins over to Tim Cook. Earlier this month, Jobs had sent another e-missive blaming his visible weight loss on a "hormone imbalance." Several oncologists went on record describing this ...
Yes, Jobs' health is investors' business
MacBytes.com —
... ability to lead the company was rampant and by no means baseless. Instead of confronting the situation head-on, Apple dissembled. The company didn't even announce Jobs' 2004 cancer surgery until it was over. Last June, when Jobs looked shockingly wan and thin at a public appearance, Apple ascribed his condition to a "common bug." Last week, when Jobs was unable to make speculation go away about the reason for his absence from the annual Macworld expo in San Francisco, he released a note stating that he had been suffering a "hormone imbalance that has been 'robbing' me of ...
