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I new something was up from his previous letter....I wish him well and a speedy recovery, his a brilliant person and we all need him regardless of your OS of choice

what? o.o I don't need him....

while I agree he is a marketing genius, Apple doesn't need him to survive, except all those apple fanboys who are going cry when he leaves as CEO.

oh... and get well soon Steve.

That was sick :-|

Made me laugh anway.

He has pancreatic cancer. No such thing as a full recovery.

lol.... that's not funny.

From Wikipedia. Journal citations are available.

Depending on the extent of the tumor at the time of diagnosis, the prognosis is generally regarded as poor, with less than 5 percent of those diagnosed still alive five years after diagnosis, and complete remission still extremely rare.[1] About 95 percent[citation needed] of pancreatic tumors are adenocarcinomas (M8140/3). The remaining 5 percent include other tumors of the exocrine pancreas (e.g., serous cystadenomas), acinar cell cancers, and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (such as insulinomas, M8150/1, M8150/3). These tumors have a completely different diagnostic and therapeutic profile, and generally a more favorable prognosis.[1]

"Patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer typically have a poor prognosis partly because the cancer usually causes no symptoms early on, leading to locally advanced or metastatic disease at time of diagnosis. Median survival from diagnosis is around 3 to 6 months; 5-year survival is less than 5%.[19] With 37,170 cases diagnosed in the United States in 2007, and 33,700 deaths, pancreatic cancer has one of the highest fatality rates of all cancers and is the fourth highest cancer killer in the United States among both men and women. Although it accounts for only 2.5% of new cases, pancreatic cancer is responsible for 6% of cancer deaths each year.[20]
Pancreatic cancer may occasionally result in diabetes. Insulin production is hampered and it has been suggested that the cancer can also prompt the onset of diabetes and vice versa.[21] Thus diabetes is both a risk factor for the development of pancreatic cancer and diabetes can be an early sign of the disease in the elderly."

Let's hope it's nothing too closely related to that.

Wow, hope he gets better. When I die I want my iCoffin.

"Believe in me, send no money, I died on the cross, that aint funny..." - Bruce Dickenson

It wasn't a joke.

lmao omg... really?! while I agree he should get well... to dedicate a complete website just for that is completely wasting internet space lmao.

This is a quote from the site mentioned above:

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A quality post from a quality site

Cook is capable at the helm. We know Schiller is can do a keynote. The former NeXT crew at Apple are all visionary in their own right.

The most important thing, however, is that one strong personality emerges from the pack and keeps Apple on course with a firm hand. Jobs is an excellent example of this.

By all accounts he'll be back in June. But only time will tell.

ow...

Yikes... sucks for those people who bought in at well over double that price

What are you talking about?

The letter he sent out saying he was going to stay at Apple during his itreatment.

All snark aside, I hope he gets better.

Dunno if you read his letter or not but this is what he wrote:

In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

Probably that new information that swayed his decision...

One would think.

He's still in charge, just not of day to day operations.

Tim Cook did fine in 2004.

It was iSarcasm

Unlikely. Swagger is a key feature.

Argue it then.

Ive's work is among the best in industrial design, and his team's products have repeatedly won awards such as the Industrial Designers Society of America's Industrial Design Excellence Award.

Ive was the winner of the Design Museum's inaugural Designer of the Year award in 2002, and won again in 2003. In 2004, he was a juror for the award.

The Sunday Times named Ive as one of Britain's most influential expatriates on 27 November 2005: "Ive may not be the richest or the most senior figure on the list, but he has certainly been one of the most influential... The man who designed the iPod and many more of Apple's most iconic products has shaken up both the music and the electronics industry." Ive was number three on a list of 25.

Ive was also listed in the 2006 New Years Honours list, receiving a CBE, for services to the design industry.

A recent Macworld poll listed Ive joining Apple in 1992 as the sixth most significant event in Apple history, while MacUser writer Dan Moren suggested recently that, when the time comes for Steve Jobs to step down as CEO of Apple, Ive would be an excellent candidate for the position, justifying the statement by saying that he "embodies what Apple is perhaps most famous for: design."

On July 18, 2007, Ive received the 2007 National Design Award in the product design category for his work on the iPhone.

The Daily Telegraph rated him the most influential Briton in America on 11 January 2008, 16 places ahead of his fellow Waltham Forest native David Beckham despite the massive publicity received in 2007 by his move to Los Angeles Galaxy.

In July 2008, Ive was awarded the MDA Personal Achievement award for the design of the iPhone.

Done.

While I wholly agree that the design of Apple products is vitally important, the usability is what is responsible for the proliferation of the iPod. Yes it looked cool, but what was important was that anyone could use them. The simplistic elegance of the interface employed by Apple really made the difference.

It already has, and it is.

He did.

+1 Agreed.

It must be incredibly frustrating for the rest of Apple to see their stock price plunge and to hear so many people say that Apple will decline, fail, or disappear with the departure of one person. I'm sure Stevie himself wouldn't want his loyal followers to give up on Apple just because he is leaving.

Look at Microsoft. They are still loyal to Bill's vision, they still accept his input. And they are doing just fine. Some would argue they are doing better now than in recent years with all the anticipation over Windows 7.

Apple's loyal follower need to grow up, move out of mom's basement, and get a clue. Do you really think Steve would set up Apple to collapse and die without his leadership? Or do you think he set people in place to resume his strategic vision after his departure? Hhmmmm... that's a toughie.

Except that it isn't really magic. Just a commitment to certain standards and the kind of environment that attracts the best in the business.

a.k.a. A magic show.

No, LOL, it's good business. Having the right attitude and caring about your products. But in light of all the crap out there, you're probably right, it certainly does seem like magic in that case!

Says the one enthralled by the magic show.

Good business? That's why Apple is the business platform of choice!

It's not a magic show, it's a business. Like any business it exists solely to make money. Without a "magician" it's just... well, a business.

iAgree

It originally stood for Internet, with it's first use in the original iMac, or Internet Mac. In a way, the whole i = Internet thing still works for Apple's products when you think about it.

I dunno, when the ipod came out it had nothing to do with internet and they named it ipod. Were they smart enough to know in 2008 they will release and ipod with internet lol? Or iWork same, guess your tryin to say it started out with internet mac and than it just became something to easy identify it as an apple product so they used it with everything. iGot it lol

It's okay, he'll keep parroting whatever the spin machine puts out there as per usual. But I'm going to take the opportunity to say "I told you so" for the past year.

I have been in the room when Steve Jobs (who I respect VERY much) has lied about something we all knew he was lying about...because he had to. He's not actually a very good liar.

I do indeed hope he gets better.

That's alright. It's comforting to know, though, that all the talent is at Apple. It's not Apple or their success that I'm worried about - that's a train that can't be stopped.

Rather, I feel sad for a man who has achieved so much, and with such a fierce vision for the industry, who is now (not at a very old age) quite ill.

We still aren't sure whether it's actually cancer or whether it's a malabsorption issue brought on by the treatment (whipple procedure) he received in 2004.

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Listen a bit harder: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/reco...s?symbol=AAPL.O

'buy' 'outperform'

LMFAO!

Just the same if you buy your products because one person says how good it is.