Steve Jobs sick leave

[SGilbert]

All three of you are freekin' nuts. Chill out and get a drink!

[DeltaMac]

No comment
... jerk ...

Apology accepted...

[fjdouse]

A lot of people here are going to have strong feelings about this, to be honest I've just realised I care a lot and I really like the guy. He's going to be in my thoughts and prayers and I hope to see him back doing what he does best in the summer.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

Originally Posted by SGilbert

Firstly. I am not a "she"

My mistake...

I just hope YOUR rant made you feel better by taking on an innocent victim.

It did, thanks!

[fryke]

Hope he's getting the help he needs.
Hope he'll be back at Apple in a couple of weeks or months.

[Tommo]

I agree, here is hoping Steve gets well soon.

But I for one hope for his sake he doesn't come back, he has done the hard work and deserves the chance to take it easy. Unfortunately in the long term, like his great nemesis Bill Gates did at Microsoft, he needs to live without Apple and much more importantly Apple needs to be able to survive without Steve. Can you imagine the pressure he must be under, when stock falls even a few points after a false health scare to get back to work.

So Steve get well soon, take it easy and most of all enjoy yourself.

[ScottW]

This is a smart decision for two reasons.

a) It gets Steve home to "rest" and hopefully return to health

b) It allows Apple a trial run at being a business w/o Steve (granted he is still making major decisions) at the top. I sudden loss of Steve would no doubt hurt Apple by sudden decrease in stock value and huge questions over whether it could even move forward without Steve. By Steve stepping away now, yet still maintaining final authority, it makes such a drastic change in leadership less of an issue down the road should the even we all fear is the loss of Steve at Apple. (regardless of his alive status).

[ElDiabloConCaca]

We have to remember that the two, biggest products that Apple ever released (short of the iPhone), and arguably the two products that "saved" Apple were not designed by Steve:

1) The iMac
2) The iPod

Jonathan Ive designed both.

I think Apple's got a fine chance of moving forward without Steve, but damn, I wish the man all the best and all the health in the world. We don't think much about illness until it strikes someone close, or someone important. It just goes to show that no matter who you are, famous or infamous, rich or poor, we're all subject to health issues that can cut our time short and that no amount of money or success changes that. It makes that gap between us "normal" people and those who have achieved worldwide success a little smaller.

It's tragic and sad, but it's not over yet... and here's to you, Steve. You changed my life and the way I look at everything... with a freakin' computer.