Just about everyone knows that Steve Jobs is the face and lifeblood of Apple, and while some Apple-lovers claim that this is not the case, investors think otherwise. Following the last few keynotes and what seemed to be a final blow, investors felt "on ice" about Steve Jobs and the future of the company, and their money held in stock. Steve Jobs' letter to the public has lightened the hearts of his fans around the world and will allow the keynote at Macworld 2009 to be free of mourners and speculation about Steve's health.But, what does this all mean? Apple's stock, just as basically all other stock, has been steadily falling, but this simple letter rose prices almost 6% - undoubtedly making investors some extra cash and Apple a considerable amount of money. The price is expected to go up in the next few days as well as new rumored products are announced and hyped. However, today's large increase signals a weak spot - Steve Jobs is highly tied to Apple and its stock.
While the letter was a short-run solution and a boost, the long-run situation remains the same - Steve will not be CEO forever. Phil Schiller's keynote will remind us all of that as we refresh our browsers continuously during the keynote, and read the news about the latest gadgets afterward.
So you think it was all a stock manipulation ploy?
Interesting.
Interesting.
Yes, he has really been healthy. He's just been starving himself - not eating a bite of food for the past year to get very thin. Now that the letter has been released, he will start eating McDonalds and gain his weight back.
Highly plausible. I'm going to put my tinfoil hat back on now.
not so great though, but it did function...however they almost committed suicide without him.
Functioned is a pretty strong word, considering how poorly they did. They just about lost all market share. Everyone knows how unstable "classic" Mac OS was and how virus-prone it was. I'd guess about 90% of the people who absolutely hate Macs are basing that on how Classic Mac OS performed.
1 He just found out about this condition and went public with it, in which case he needs to be left alone to get better.
2 there is something else that is wrong with him and he is covering it up. The fact that he refused to acknowledge the existence of a problem for a long time only helps to add fuel to this fire.
The fluctuation in stock price suggests that the company's shareholders have little confidence in Apple without their beloved leader. Does that mean everyone else at Apple is talentless? That the company will suffocate and die without Stevie?
I highly doubt it. I'd like to think that Apple is at a place where it can continue to maintain or grow it's position. But the confidence of it's shareholders is very troubling.
Probably estrogen - I knew he was a woman.
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