The Real Issue about Steve's Health
From BusinessWeek
The concerns around his health have centered on two things: His thin appearance at the Worldwide Developer’s Conference, and published reports in Fortune than in late 2003 after he first learned he had cancer, word of his condition wasn’t disclosed to investors for nine months. Having consulted with two outside lawyers, the board of directors decided that it wasn’t under any obligation to disclose anything.
Apple has for the most part remained silent about the health of its CEO. When questions were raised about his appearance at WWDC, spokeswoman Katie Cotton said he had been suffering from a “common bug,” and I’m willing to take that at face value.
But having undergone surgery to remove an islet cell neuroendocrine tumor from his pancreas — which is by all accounts a major surgical procedure and which required him about a month to recuperate — even a “common bug” has the potential to affect Jobs’ appearance. I think this, more than anything else, is the source of the concern.
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I hope I'm wrong and I wish
I hope I'm wrong and I wish nothing ill toward Steve, however the fact that his health is a "private matter" sends up a red flag for me. If Steve was healthy, how would it hurt Apple to say so in those words? Why not laugh off health questions during the conference call and say, Steve's fine, let's get back to business?