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CNBC: It’s Macworld Expo, not Steve Jobs, that’s on its last legs
MacDailyNews —
... reports, "Apple has been trying to separate itself from Macworld for some time, preferring instead to host its own 'special events' a few times a year... The fact is, Apple hosting its own events gives the company complete and total control over its own message. More and more companies are leaving traditional trade shows in favor of enjoying the total spotlight at their own events." Goldman reports, "Steve Jobs is fine. It's Macworld the expo that's on its last legs." Full article here .
WARNING: Steer Clear of Steve Jobs Headline Shockery
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... CNBC’s consistently reliable tech writer Jim Goldman has weighed in with his own analysis. Articles such as this should be credited with delivering substantial news, from direct sources as close to Apple as anyone can get. “I can tell you that sources inside the company tell me that Jobs’ decision was more about politics than his pancreas. Sources tell me that if Jobs for some reason was unable to perform any of his responsibilities as CEO because of health reasons, which would include the Macworld keynote, I should “rest assured that the board ...
Apple's Macworld Exit Due to Politics Not Health Issues?
MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors —
... as recently as July. CNBC reports that Steve Jobs' decision was one motivated "more by politics than his pancreas". Sources tell me that if Jobs for some reason was unable to perform any of his responsibilities as CEO because of health reasons, which would include the Macworld keynote, I should "rest assured that the board would let me know." Instead, the author believes that Apple has been trying to separate itself from Macworld for years with the use of "special events" to introduce new products a few times a year. This is said to give Apple complete control over its own ...
Macworld pullout blamed on "politics," not Jobs' health
AppleInsider —
... , which pins the choice to exit Macworld on a reduced need to appear at trade shows. According to his alleged sources within Apple, the move is strictly a matter of de-emphasizing the event and not the sign of any health problems that would keep Jobs from presenting a keynote. "Jobs' decision was more about politics than his pancreas," Goldman says, alluding to Jobs' ...
Steve Jobs Dumps MacWorld 2009 Appearance
iPhone Savior —
... Apple confirmed today that Steve Jobs will not be delivering his highly anticipated keynote speech that traditionally opens the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco each year. The sudden keynote exit by Jobs has been attributed to politics rather than Jobs' health according to a report by CNBC's Jim Goldman. ...
Jobs is Fine, It’s Macworld We Should Worry About
Cult of Mac —
... Politics, not platelets, are why Steve Jobs is turning over the Keynote responsibility to Phil Schiller at next month’s Macworld Conference & Expo, according to CNBC correspondent Jim Goldman. ...
Jobs Isn't Sick, Sources Tell CNBC (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider —
... Via CNBC's Jim Goldman, Apple (AAPL) wants everybody to know that the reason Steve Jobs won't give a Stevenote at Macworld this year isn't because he's sick. Reports Goldman: ...
Stocks in the news: AAPL, ADBE, GM, F, C, GIS, NKE, MS, BMY, NWS ...
BloggingStocks —
... and that CEO Steve Jobs would not give a keynote address in Apple's last appearance next month. This was immediately blown out of proportion, especially in the amount of reporting. Apple has been scaling back its participation in the Macworld Expos in the U.S. and around the world, so it didn't come as such a surprise. Also, immediately many suggested Jobs's absence may be related to his health. This speculation also appears to be unfounded or supported. ...
About yesterday's announcement...
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... As some people have stated, this isn't just about Apple. Macworld (the event, not the website/magazine) is in big trouble. They have lost their headliner. As Apple has left other Expos (Macworld East, Apple Expo Paris, NAB) attendance has waned and some are closing up shop. Most people have already booked/bought Macworld tickets for 2009. How many fewer attendees and exhibitors will be on hand for 2010? It will be a shadow of itself despite their best efforts to ...
Fakemodo: CNBC's Jim Goldman's Apple Sources Revealed [Fakemodo]
Gizmodo —
... When Apple announced that Steve Jobs was skipping Apple's final Macworld keynote on Dec. 16, CNBC's Jim Goldman assured everyone that it was "politics, not pancreas" behind his absence, according to "sources inside the company." They told him "that if Jobs for some reason was unable to perform any of his responsibilities as CEO because of health reasons, which would include the Macworld keynote" that "the board would let me know." His sources repeated the info two weeks later in response to word that Jobs' health was in fact rapidly declining. Jim declared: "Until Apple says ...
On Apple Reporting: Fake Steve Rips CNBC a New One [Fakemodo]
Gizmodo —
... When Apple announced that Steve Jobs was skipping Apple's final Macworld keynote on Dec. 16, CNBC's Jim Goldman assured everyone that it was "politics, not pancreas" behind his absence, according to "sources inside the company." They told him "that if Jobs for some reason was unable to perform any of his responsibilities as CEO because of health reasons, which would include the Macworld keynote" that "the board would let me know." His sources repeated the info two weeks later in response to word that Jobs' health was in fact rapidly declining. Jim declared: "Until Apple says ...
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