Steve Jobs to Wall Street: Apple is positioned to ride economic storm
Between the Lines — October 22nd, 2008 Steve Jobs to Wall Street: Apple is positioned to ride economic storm Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:45 am Categories: General , Apple Tags: Apple iPhone , Steve Jobs , Apple iPod , Apple Inc. , Digital Music , Digital Media , Sales Strategy , Desktops , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics Apparently, Steve Jobs still has what it takes to sell Apple - even to battered-down Wall Street. [image] For the past week or so, there’s been a lot of chatter about the state of ...

You’re the CEO: How would you spend Apple’s $25 billion?
The Apple Core — October 23rd, 2008 You’re the CEO: How would you spend Apple’s $25 billion? Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:41 am Categories: Finance Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Research & Development , DVR , Retail , Digital Video , Recruitment & Selection , Business Operations , Personal Technology , Home Entertainment money.jpg Apple revealed in its Q4 2008 earnings conference call that the company currently has US$25 billion in cash and no debt . Steve Jobs ...

Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story posted by teenager
Between the Lines — October 23rd, 2008 Fake Steve Jobs heart attack story posted by teenager Posted by Sam Diaz @ 6:39 pm Categories: General , Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Prankster , Health Care , Vertical Industries , Healthcare , Benefits , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Sam Diaz The prankster who posted an amateur citizen’s report that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had suffered a major heart attack earlier this month has been identified as a teenager who possibly did not post the ...

Is Steve Jobs just being awkward?
Hardware 2.0 — November 3rd, 2008 Is Steve Jobs just being awkward? Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 3:29 am Categories: Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Text Messaging/SMS/MMS , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Online Communications , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes , Apple iPhone , MMS , Smart Phone From the weekend mailbag: I’ve been an iPhone owner since day one, and even upgraded to a 3G handset as soon as the 3nd-gen version was released, and yet I continue to wait for certain features ...

Apple’s top iPod gun to depart; Jobs succession gets murkier
Between the Lines — November 4th, 2008 Apple’s top iPod gun to depart; Papermaster in; Jobs succession gets murkier Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:30 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Apple iPod , Apple Inc. , VentureBeat , Digital Music , Digital Media , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Larry Dignan Updated : Tony Fadell, the senior vice president in charge of Apple’s iPod division, is leaving the company to be replaced by Mark Papermaster, ...

Will Tim Cook be the next Steve Jobs?
Between the Lines — November 10th, 2008 Will Tim Cook be the next Steve Jobs? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 5:18 pm Categories: General , Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , CEO , Leadership , Outsourcing , Management , It Operations , Business Operations , Outsourcing & Subcontracting , Sam Diaz Last month, after a press event at Apple’s Cupertino headquarters, I made an off-the-cuff observation about the future leadership of the company. In short, I commented on how Chief Operating ...

Steve Jobs for President. Of GM?
Between the Lines — November 12th, 2008 Steve Jobs for President. Of GM? Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 8:08 am Categories: General , Apple , Intel , Innovation , Economy Tags: Steve Jobs , Car , General Motors Corp. , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld The old joke went something like this: If auto manufacturers improved their products as much and as fast as American designers and makers of microelectronics have theirs,  a car today would be capable of speeds in excess of 1,000 miles an hour, go 650 miles on a gallon of gas, and be the ...

Help Steve Jobs (Or GM) Design The iCar
Between the Lines — November 13th, 2008 Help Steve Jobs (Or GM) Design The iCar Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 10:33 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Mobile , Apple , Broadband , Innovation , Economy Tags: Steve Jobs , General Motors Corp. , iCar , RSS , Digital Music , Digital Media , Internet , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld The discussion of whether Steve Jobs could revitalize the auto industry by working with GM ...

Why Apple may chose the ARM processor for a netbook
The Apple Core — December 8th, 2008 Why Apple may chose the ARM processor for a netbook Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 11:50 am Categories: Tablet , Processor Tags: Apple iPhone , Steve Jobs , ARM , Apple Inc. , Intel Corp. , Tablets , Notebooks , Processors , Hardware , Notebooks & Tablets ComputerWorld’s Seth Weintraub wrote an excellent article about Apple’s choice of the ARM processor – which is used in the iPhone and iPod touch –and why it will most likely chose ARM for a ...

What if Steve Jobs ran GM?
The Apple Core — December 10th, 2008 What if Steve Jobs ran GM? Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 8:19 am Categories: Rumor , Steve Jobs , Humor Tags: Steve Jobs , Brand , Apple Inc. , General Motors Corp. , Branding , Keyboards , Federal Government , Marketing , Hardware , Peripherals picture-7a.png It’s insane, but we live in an economy so bad, that some are suggesting that Apple CEO Steve Jobs either a) take over GM; or b) be appointed as federal government’s “car czar” (anyone ...

10 most influential biztech leaders of 2008
Between the Lines — December 15th, 2008 10 most influential biztech leaders of 2008 Posted by Jason Hiner @ 2:00 am Categories: Apple , Google , Microsoft Tags: Software , Steve Jobs , Xerox Corp. , Google Inc. , Business Technology , Hewlett-Packard Co. , Smart Phone , Leader , Mark Hurd , Citrix Systems Inc. 10. Bill Gates, Microsoft At the end of June, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates stepped down from his full-time job at the world’s largest software company (he remains chairman and still spends ...

Can you have Macworld without Jobs and Apple? We’re going to find out
Between the Lines — December 16th, 2008 Can you have Macworld without Jobs and Apple? We’re going to find out Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:50 pm Categories: General , Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Macworld , Marketing Research , Product Marketing , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Recruitment & Selection Apple said Tuesday that this year will be its final Macworld and Philip Shiller–not Steve Jobs–will deliver the keynote. A few instant thoughts following ...

What does Apple’s MacWorld departure say about future of trade shows?
Between the Lines — December 16th, 2008 What does Apple’s MacWorld departure say about future of trade shows? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:15 pm Categories: General , Macworld , Apple , Microsoft , CES Tags: Consumer Electronics Show , Steve Jobs , Trade Show , Apple Inc. , Macworld , Social Networking , Microsoft Windows , Corporate Communications , Online Communications , Marketing I had already scratched CES off of my January calendar but was starting to book meetings for MacWorld, ...

Apple’s Macworld saga and Jobs absence: Leadership signals and succession plans
Between the Lines — December 17th, 2008 Apple’s Macworld saga and Jobs absence: Leadership signals and succession plans Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:51 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Apple Tags: Absence , Job , Steve Jobs , Leadership , Apple Inc. , Macworld , Company Line , Piper Jaffray Gene Munster , Munster , Vertical Industries Steve Jobs absence from Macworld’s keynote this year is being taken as a sign. What signal Apple is actually sending is debatable, but some analysts ...

Apple shares drop on blog rumor about Jobs’ health
Between the Lines — December 30th, 2008 Apple shares drop on blog rumor about Jobs’ health Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:22 pm Categories: General , Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Blog , Health Care , Apple Inc. , Macworld , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Blogging Shares of Apple took a quick nosedive today but mostly recovered after a blog posted a rumor that the real reason for Apple’s pull-out from MacWorld was related to the declining health of Steve Jobs. AAPL shares Rumors. Rumors. ...

Jobs admits to ill health
Hardware 2.0 — January 5th, 2009 Jobs admits to ill health Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 6:23 am Categories: Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Health Care , Apple Inc. , CEO , Corporate Governance , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Business Operations After months of speculation about Apple CEO’s health, Steve Jobs has revealed the reason for his weight loss during 2008 : For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely ...

Philip Schiller’s Macworld keynote detail just got easier
Between the Lines — January 5th, 2009 Philip Schiller’s Macworld keynote detail just got easier Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:43 am Categories: General , Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Macworld , Philip Schiller , 3G , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Desktops , Healthcare , Cellular Phones When it comes to Macworld keynotes it is the best and worst of times for Apple marketing guru Philip Schiller, the stand-in for Steve Jobs on Tuesday. Here’s the breakdown: Worst of times: Schiller has to be a ...

Apple will finally drop DRM
ZDNet Government — January 6th, 2009 Apple will finally drop DRM Posted by Richard Koman @ January 6, 2009 @ 1:11 PM Categories: Copyright Tags: Steve Jobs , Digital-rights Management , Apple Inc. , Digital Rights Management (DRM) , Pricing , Digital Media , Marketing Research , Security , Marketing , Consumer Electronics No Steve Jobs, Apple bidding bon voyage to Macworld. At least there’s this: Apple will finally removed all DRM from iTunes sales, as USA Today reports. The removal comes at a price. ...

Forget the MacWorld and the keynote. Jobs as Obama’s CTO? No.
Between the Lines — January 6th, 2009 Forget the MacWorld and the keynote. Jobs as Obama’s CTO? No. Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 3:03 pm Categories: General , Government , Apple , Google , Broadband , Innovation , Net neutrality , E-commerce , Economy Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Eric Schmidt , CTO , Macworld , Obama , Internet , Recruitment & Selection , Strategy , Human Resources So Mike Contaxis at MacSoda had the “real ...

Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture
Between the Lines — January 7th, 2009 Why Schiller’s Macworld keynote is a big deal in the big picture Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:30 am Categories: General , Hardware Infrastructure , Apple , Microsoft Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Philip Schiller , Biotechnology , Marketing Research , Marketing , Larry Dignan There are two ways to view Philip Schiller’s keynote at Macworld Tuesday: It was either a respectable effort by one of Steve Jobs’ understudies or a bummer since the main attraction wasn’t on stage and ...

Jobs to take medical leave; Back in the summer
Between the Lines — January 14th, 2009 Jobs to take medical leave; Back in the summer Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:49 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Leave , Health Care , Apple Inc. , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Enterprise Software , Software Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Wednesday that he will take a medical leave until the end of June to focus on his health. In the meantime, chief operating officer Tim Cook will take over day-to-day operations. The news is likely to start succession ...

Breaking: Steve Jobs stepping down; stock halted
The Apple Core — January 14th, 2009 Breaking: Steve Jobs stepping down; stock halted Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 1:51 pm Categories: Steve Jobs Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Workforce Management , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Human Resources , Enterprise Software , Software , Jason D. O'Grady steve-jobs-hand-on-chin.jpg This was just posted on Silicon Valley Insider : Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs will take a medical week (sic?) of absence until the end of June.  Apple COO Tim Cook ...

Steve Jobs takes “medical leave of absence”
Hardware 2.0 — January 14th, 2009 Steve Jobs takes “medical leave of absence” Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 2:25 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Absence , Steve Jobs , Leave , Health Care , Apple Inc. , Workforce Management , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Human Resources Steve Jobs takes a “medical leave of absence” from his position as CEO of Apple until June. Here’s a copy of the letter he sent to Apple employees: Team, I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very ...

Jobs’ medical leave: right to privacy vs right to know
Between the Lines — January 15th, 2009 Jobs’ medical leave: right to privacy vs right to know Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:30 am Categories: General , Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Privacy , Apple Inc. , Steve , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Security , Enterprise Software , Software Steve Jobs dropped a bombshell of an announcement yesterday when 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 ...

More on Jobs’ medical leave of absence
The Apple Core — January 15th, 2009 More on Jobs’ medical leave of absence Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 7:02 am Categories: Steve Jobs Tags: Absence , Job , Steve Jobs , Health Care , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Food & Beverage , Enterprise Software , Software Jobs_580x Yesterday’s announcement that Steve Jobs will be temporarily stepping down as CEO to take a “medical leave of absence” wasn’t entirely surprising. Three weeks before Macworld Expo Apple announced that ...

The Success(or) of Steve Jobs
Between the Lines — January 15th, 2009 The Success(or) of Steve Jobs Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 9:12 am Categories: General , Apple , Microsoft , Dell , Economy , Digital Media Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Strategy , Leadership , Productivity , Financial Accounting , Management , Finance , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld jobsss There really is no question of succession at Apple, if Steve Jobs doesn’t come back. It’ll be Tim Cook in charge. The overarching issue though is ...

Dan Lyons: Rotten reporting on Apple
The Apple Core — January 16th, 2009 Dan Lyons: Rotten reporting on Apple Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 12:54 pm Categories: Opinion , Steve Jobs , Media Tags: Steve Jobs , CNBC , Apple Inc. , Lyon , Public Relations , Blogging , Advertising & Promotion , Marketing , Corporate Communications , Internet [image] Newsweek’s Dan Lyons writes that the media’s coverage of Apple bites. His rationale? For the past six months Steve Jobs has been looking terribly ill. But only this ...

Jobs considering liver transplant. Wants to be left alone
Between the Lines — January 16th, 2009 Jobs considering liver transplant. Wants to be left alone Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:02 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Health Care , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Enterprise Software , Software , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Steve Jobs is reportedly considering a liver transplant, a medical procedure that could increases of survival after complications from his treatment for pancreatic cancer have surfaced, according to Bloomberg . After ...

Apple: Is the sky falling?
The Apple Core — January 20th, 2009 Apple: Is the sky falling? Posted by David Morgenstern @ 12:08 pm Categories: Steve Jobs , AAPL Tags: Apple iPhone , Steve Jobs , Stock , Apple Inc. , Apple Stock , Sacconaghi , Munster , Investment , Sales Strategy , Operational Accounting Apple: Is the sky falling? Apple stock keeps getting hammered on a daily basis, either from concerns about how the company weathered the drop in consumer spending during the holiday season, or from worries over the missing ...

Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs’ health, iPhone vs. iPod Touch
Between the Lines — January 21st, 2009 Apple earnings preview: SEC inquiry, Jobs’ health, iPhone vs. iPod Touch Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:52 am Categories: General , Apple Tags: Apple iPhone , Job , Steve Jobs , Apple iPod , SEC , Health Care , Apple Inc. , Apple iPod Touch , Earnings , Sales Strategy Wall Street analysts likely will have plenty of questions when Apple executives host a conference call to report first quarter earnings later today. I’m not expecting that anyone on that call will actually ...

Apple beats for Q1; iPod sales strong
Between the Lines — January 21st, 2009 Apple beats for Q1; iPod sales strong Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:37 pm Categories: General , Apple , Earnings Tags: Revenue , Steve Jobs , Apple iPod , Analyst , Health Care , Apple Inc. , CEO , Sales Strategy , Sales Force Management , Vertical Industries Apple, which has grabbed headlines recently over the health of CEO Steve Jobs and its withdrawl from the annual Macworld conference, today reported a first quarter profit of $1.61 billion, or $1.78 per share, ...

Steve’s Apple: 35,000 “wicked smart” people will keep things humming
Between the Lines — January 22nd, 2009 Steve’s Apple: 35,000 “wicked smart” people will keep things humming Posted by Sam Diaz @ 3:15 am Categories: General , Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Steve , Digital Music , Digital Media , Desktops , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Hardware , Sam Diaz Back in 1997, Apple was a company in turmoil. It was losing money. Its stock was at an all-time low. And it had experienced several failed attempts to improve the Mac operating system. Fast-forward ...

Apple roundup: Jobs-less meeting, to netbook or not, and an iPhone rumor
Between the Lines — February 23rd, 2009 Apple roundup: Jobs-less meeting, to netbook or not, and an iPhone rumor Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:29 am Categories: Apple , Earnings , Verizon , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Steve Jobs , Analyst , Apple Inc. , Netbook , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Financial Accounting , Hardware , Finance , Sam Diaz What better way to kick off a Monday than with an Apple roundup that includes a pretty weak, albeit juicy, rumor. First there’s the look ...

Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs
The Apple Core — February 24th, 2009 Happy Birthday, Steve Jobs Posted by David Morgenstern @ 10:19 am Categories: Mac OS , Steve Jobs , Windows Mobile Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Macintosh , Apple Inc. , Desktops , Operating Systems , Hardware , Software , David Morgenstern [image] Since I’m not one of Steve Jobs’ Facebook friends, I must rely on the accuracy of the Internet for his biographical information: that Tuesday is the Apple CEO’s birthday. He is 54 years old. Happy Birthday! I know that the ...

Apple director: 'no change' in Jobs' plans
Between the Lines — February 25th, 2009 Apple director: 'no change' in Jobs' plans Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 1:29 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Shareholder , Job , Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Director , Financial Accounting , Corporate Governance , Finance , Business Operations , Corporate Law [image] Apple CEO Steve Jobs expects to return from his medical leave at the end of June as planned, according to an Apple director who responded to an investor at the company’s annual shareholder meeting Wednesday. ...

Steve Jobs appears at Disney shareholder's meeting; re-elected to board
Between the Lines — March 10th, 2009 Jobs not at Disney meeting; Shareholders talk Jobs contingencies Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:33 am Categories: Apple , General Tags: Shareholder , Job , Steve Jobs , Disney Corp. , Webcast , Apple Inc. , Corporate Governance , Financial Accounting , Business Operations , Corporate Law Update: Apple CEO Steve Jobs didn’t turn up after all at the Disney shareholder meeting, but he was a frequent topic of discussion. The biggest worry: Jobs’ stake in the company would hit ...

Apple's best move: Jobs as chairman with Cook as CEO
Between the Lines — April 13th, 2009 Apple's best move: Jobs as chairman with Cook as CEO Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:15 am Categories: Apple , General , Hardware Infrastructure , Personal Technology Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Corporate Governance , Strategy , Business Operations , Corporate Law , Management , Larry Dignan Apple chief Steve Jobs is involved with all of the company’s key product plans, had a hand in the iPhone 3.0 launch and at least a few people expect him to return in ...

Notice to Tim Cook: Apple Has A Netbook. It's Just Not Competitive.
Between the Lines — April 23rd, 2009 Notice to Tim Cook: Apple Has A Netbook. It's Just Not Competitive. Posted by Tom Steinert-Threlkeld @ 11:53 am Categories: ASUS , Apple , General , Innovation , Personal Technology Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Netbook , Battery Life , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Hardware , Tom Steinert-Threlkeld “He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.” ...

Is Steve Jobs too frail for even a Town Hall fight?
Between the Lines — April 29th, 2009 Is Steve Jobs too frail for even a Town Hall fight? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 10:52 am Categories: Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Camera Phones , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Recruitment & Selection , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Human Resources For for the better part of this decade, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been battling preservationists and local officials in the small affluent community of Woodside, ...

Unleash the iPod TouchApple's growth potentialAnalyst: iPod Touch platform can drive growth
Between the Lines — May 12th, 2009 Unleash the iPod TouchApple's growth potentialAnalyst: iPod Touch platform can drive growth Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:00 am Categories: Apple , General , Mobile , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Steve Jobs , Apple iPod , Apple Inc. , Apple iPod Touch , Digital Music , Digital Media , Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics In this Apple story, it’s not about whether you’re a Mac or a PC. This time, it’s all about the ...

Apple sets WWDC headliners: Will Jobs be on the keynote 'team'?
Between the Lines — May 13th, 2009 Apple sets WWDC headliners: Will Jobs be on the keynote 'team'? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:25 am Categories: Apple , General Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Team , Apple Inc. , Team Management , Management , Larry Dignan Apple said that Philip Schiller, marketing chief at the company, would lead a team of executives in delivering the keynote at the World Wide Developers Conference June 8.  The company set its WWDC keynote plans in a statement . The big question is whether CEO Steve Jobs, ...

Steve Jobs headed toward victory in Town Hall fight
Between the Lines — May 13th, 2009 Steve Jobs headed toward victory in Town Hall fight Posted by Sam Diaz @ 12:04 pm Categories: Apple , General Tags: Steve Jobs , Council , Town Council , Workforce Management , Human Resources , Sam Diaz Steve Jobs appears headed toward victory in a Town Hall fight that’s been going on for about a decade. Yesterday, the town council in Woodside, California - an affluent community in the hills just west of Stanford University - voted 6-1 to move forward with a permit process that would allow Jobs to ...

WSJ: Jobs ready to return to Apple
Between the Lines — June 4th, 2009 WSJ: Jobs ready to return to Apple Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:22 pm Categories: Apple , General Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Wall Street Journal , Apple Inc. , Vertical Industries , Games , TVs , Benefits , Healthcare , Recruitment & Selection Apple chief Steve Jobs is reportedly on track to return to the company. In a story that serves as a WWDC preview, the Wall Street Journal reports : After months of uncertainty about Steve Jobs’s health, the ...

WSJ: Steve Jobs recovering from liver transplant
Between the Lines — June 19th, 2009 Jobs recovering from liver transplant; re-ignites debate over privacy rights Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:52 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Wall Street Journal , Financial Accounting , Finance , Sam Diaz Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago and is said to be recovering well, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites unnamed sources. Jobs still is expected to return to work later this month, as expected, though he may come back on a part time basis. ( ...

WSJ: Jobs had liver transplant two months ago
Between the Lines — June 19th, 2009 WSJ: Jobs had liver transplant two months ago Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 10:05 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Wall Street Journal , Apple Inc. , Corporate Governance , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Business Operations , Corporate Law A new Wall Street Journal report has just surfaced on the paper’s website stating that Apple CEO Steve Jobs received a liver transplant in Tennessee “about two months ago.” He has been on leave since January for “an ...

Is the public debut of Google Voice just around the corner?
Between the Lines — June 22nd, 2009 Is the public debut of Google Voice just around the corner? Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:15 am Categories: General , Google , IP Telephony , Telecommunications Tags: Apple iPhone , Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Apple iPhone 3G , 3G , Sales Strategy , Cellular Phones , Sales Force Management , Wireless And Mobility , Operating Systems When I take a call on my “office number,” I usually end up giving a quick two-minute explanation of Google Voice, the company’s ...

Timing fishy on WSJ's Jobs story and Apple's Monday morning news
Between the Lines — June 22nd, 2009 Timing fishy on WSJ's Jobs story and Apple's Monday morning news Posted by Sam Diaz @ 2:50 pm Categories: Apple , General , Media , iPhone Tags: Apple iPhone , Steve Jobs , Wall Street Journal , Wall Street , Apple Inc. , 3G , Cellular Phones , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Sam Diaz You’ve got to really hand it to Apple and the Wall Street Journal - they came in out of nowhere and threw Wall Street for a loop that left investors and ...

CNBC: Steve Jobs returned to Apple campus on Monday
Between the Lines — June 22nd, 2009 CNBC: Steve Jobs returned to Apple campus on Monday Posted by Jason Hiner @ 5:45 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , CNBC , Apple Inc. , Jason Hiner Acccording to CNBC’s Silicon Valley correspondent Jim Goldman , employees at Apple reported that CEO Steve Jobs returned to work at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California on Monday. This comes on the same day Jobs was quoted in an Apple press release announcing that the iPhone 3GS sold over 1 million units during its first weekend. Jobs has been on medical ...

Hospital confirms Steve Jobs transplant
Between the Lines — June 23rd, 2009 Hospital confirms Steve Jobs transplant Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:18 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Transplant , Steve Jobs , Patient , Hospital , Sam Diaz The hospital where Steve Jobs received a liver transplant issued a press release tonight, confirming - with Jobs permission - the transplant. The hospital said Jobs received the transplant because was the sickest patient on the waiting list at the time a donor organ became available. But more importantly, the statement noted that Jobs is “recovering ...

Steve Jobs' liver transplant confirmed
Hardware 2.0 — June 24th, 2009 Steve Jobs' liver transplant confirmed Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:40 am Categories: Apple Tags: Transplant , Steve Jobs , Patient , Apple Inc. , Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute , Financial Accounting , Finance , Adrian Kingsley-Hughes The Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute has confirmed that Apple’s Steve Jobs did indeed undergo a liver transplant operation . Mr. Jobs underwent a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for ...

Buffet: Steve Jobs' surgery was a "material fact"; should have been disclosed
Between the Lines — June 24th, 2009 Buffett: Steve Jobs' surgery was a "material fact"; should have been disclosed Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:28 am Categories: Apple , General Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Surgery , Corporate Governance , Security , Business Operations , Corporate Law , Sam Diaz Apple, its board and Steve Jobs should have disclosed the liver transplant that Jobs received earlier this year because “it’s a material fact,” Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett said on CNBC’s The Call this morning. ...

Apple makes it official: Steve Jobs is back to work
Between the Lines — June 29th, 2009 Apple makes it official: Steve Jobs is back to work Posted by Sam Diaz @ 11:27 am Categories: Apple Tags: Transplant , Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Vertical Industries , Security , Sam Diaz The word out of Cupertino this morning is that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has returned to work, following a six-month medical leave announced in January . We kind of knew that already last week after reports of Jobs being spotted around the Cupertino campus - but now, it’s official, according to a Bloomberg ...

Are Steve Jobs' management skills a risk to Apple or the industry?
Between the Lines — July 7th, 2009 Are Steve Jobs' management skills a corporate risk? Posted by Andrew Nusca @ 9:27 am Categories: Apple , Management Tags: Steve Jobs , Industry , Apple Inc. , CEO , Bill Taylor , Leadership , Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) , Consumer Electronics , Strategy , Management [image] We all know that Apple CEO Steve Jobs is a revered figure in the consumer electronics industry for pushing the envelope and getting filthy rich doing it. But does the magic of ...

SEC inquiry into Steve Jobs health is too murky to go anywhere
Between the Lines — July 8th, 2009 SEC inquiry into Steve Jobs health is too murky to go anywhere Posted by Sam Diaz @ 9:42 am Categories: Apple , Corporate Governance , Government , SEC Tags: Steve Jobs , SEC , Health Care , Apple Inc. , Corporate Governance , Vertical Industries , Benefits , Healthcare , Financial Accounting , Business Operations The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to know what Apple’s board really knew about Steve Jobs’ medical condition when Jobs ...

Jobs: Catch the App Store if you can
Between the Lines — July 14th, 2009 Jobs: Catch the App Store if you can Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:39 am Categories: AT&T , Apple , General , Microsoft , Mobile , Nokia , Research In Motion , Verizon , Wired & Wireless , iPhone Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , Carrier , Wireless , Wi-Fi , Wireless And Mobility , Larry Dignan Apple CEO Steve Jobs had a simple message for all the App Store rivals trying to emulate the iPhone maker’s ...

Analyst: Jobs will hit the stage next week
Between the Lines — September 1st, 2009 Analyst: Jobs will hit the stage next week Posted by Larry Dignan @ 4:56 am Categories: Apple , General , Personal Technology Tags: Job , Steve Jobs , Apple iPod , Apple Inc. , Digital Music , Digital Media , Personal Technology , Consumer Electronics , Larry Dignan Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster calls next week’s new iPod unveiling a non-event with a big headliner: CEO Steve Jobs. In a research note, Munster previewed Apple’s Sept. 9 ’special event,’ which will ...

Video: Steve Jobs returns to the stage
Between the Lines — September 9th, 2009 Video: Steve Jobs returns to the stage Posted by Larry Dignan @ 10:46 am Categories: Apple , General Tags: Steve Jobs , Video , Corporate Communications , Marketing , Larry Dignan For the first time in a nearly a year, and five months after undergoing a liver transplant, Apple CEO Steve Jobs takes center stage at the company’s 2009 music product launch event. Jobs thanks the Apple community and urges everyone to sign up to become an organ donor.

Congratulations to Steve Jobs, Fortune's CEO of the Decade
Between the Lines — November 5th, 2009 Congratulations to Steve Jobs, Fortune's CEO of the Decade Posted by Sam Diaz @ 1:45 pm Categories: Apple Tags: Steve Jobs , Apple Inc. , CEO , Sales Strategy , Apple Mac OS X , Sales Force Management , Digital Music , Digital Media , Strategy , Sales Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Apple CEO  Steve Jobs has had a helluva decade. [image] Consider that, under his helm, Apple defined the portable music player market with the iPod, has shaken up the mobile industry with ...