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Steve Jobs Doesn't Have Cancer -- NYT (AAPL)
alleyinsider.com - 1/15/2009
Steve Jobs Doesn't Have Cancer -- NYT (AAPL)
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Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs doesn't specify in his letter today why he's stepping aside from running day-to-day operations at Apple, just that his "health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought." The New York Times' Brad Stone reports that Steve is not suffering from a ...
Steve Jobs Probably Won't Come Back to Apple
blog.wired.com - 1/15/2009
Steve Jobs Probably Won't Come Back to Apple
— blog.wired.com — Steve Jobs' medical leave from Apple is likely to be permanent, analysts say. In a letter to... Apple staff on Wednesday, Jobs said he was taking a five-month medical leave because his health issues are "more complex than I originally ... (more) Steve Jobs Probably Won't Come Back to Apple

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For Apple's Jobs, What a Difference a Week Makes - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
cnbc.com - 1/15/2009
For Apple's Jobs, What a Difference a Week Makes - Tech Check with Jim Goldman
— cnbc.com — Apple CEO Steve Jobs is admitting that his health issues have not only become a serious distraction... for him, his family and the Apple community, but they've also become more "complex" than Mr. Jobs had originally thought. He'll take himself out of the ... (more) For Apple's Jobs, What a Difference a Week Makes - ...

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Jobs to Take Leave
online.wsj.com - 1/14/2009
Jobs to Take Leave
— online.wsj.com — [Steve Jobs] Reuters Jobs spoke at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June. But he did not... attend Macworld earlier this month. (more) Jobs to Take Leave

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Between the Lines:  Jobs’ medical leave: right to privacy vs right to know

Tech Observer:  First Bytes: Jobs, Layoffs, Omidyar

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Jobs’ medical leave: right to privacy vs right to know
Between the Lines — ... he revealed that his medical condition was more complex than he’d previously known and that he was leaving his post as Apple CEO through the end of June so he could focus on his health. The announcement, in the form of an e-mailed letter from Jobs to employees, was pretty vague about his condition, offering few details and prompting Apple-watchers to raise a whole new set of questions about Apple, Jobs and this “more complex” medical condition. [image] What’s really wrong with him? Is the pancreatic cancer back? Or is this related to the hormone imbalance and weight loss ...

First Bytes: Jobs, Layoffs, Omidyar
Tech Observer — Reports about Steve Jobs' health concur that he has not had a recurrence of cancer. [SAI] Microsoft is considering significant layoffs. [WSJ] Google's first layoffs: 100 recruiters and some engineering offices. [WSJ] Motorola plans to layoff 4,000 of its workforce, including 3,000 in its mobile phone division. [PRNewswire] eBay founder Pierre Omidyar has popped up at Ginx, a secretive startup believed to be developing Twitter apps. [Barron's] Related Links You're Not Paranoid, You're Fired Summer's ...

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Apple's Jobs to take extended medical leave — SFGate: Technology 1/15/2009
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Apple shares fall 5.7 at the open, post Jobs medical leave announcement — CNET News.com 1/15/2009
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Apple shares down after Jobs' reversal on health — Technology 1/15/2009
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