It looks like Fred Wilson got out while the getting was good: http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2009/01/selling-apple-a.html
Ugh.
Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
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Re: Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
#42This is awful.
In retrospect Jobs' hormone explanation for his weight loss looks like self-delusion. But I wanted to believe, too.
Hope everyone on HN is doing OK.
Re: Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
#43Hope he gets better soon, can't imagine how frustrated such a work-oriented person must feel about being out of commission. On another note, might be a good idea to buy AAPL in a few days. Long-term, I think Apple will succeed, with or without Jobs at the helm, but it's sure as hell going to be down over the next few days.
"...Long-term, I think Apple will succeed, with or without Jobs at the helm..."
You obviously weren't with us in the 90s.
Re: Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
#44All the news cares about is AAPL and not Apple or Jobs The Human. I'm not surprised -- and no one should -- because it all fundamentally comes down to money. The people in charge care about money and I'm sure Jobs knows this. He's already probably dead to the investors anyways. Only hackers or other ancillary types (in the grand scheme of things) care about innovation or the tech behind it. So save your tears for Woz's wake.
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#45Just terrible news and so unfortunate that it has to play out this way. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to have to deal with a (seemingly) serious medical issue and have to justify every related move to the public.
What's more terrible and unfortunate is the fact that not only is this the top story on CNN and Google News, but today's supreme court decision doesn't even make it onto either page. Not even below the fold.
Re: Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
#46Just terrible news and so unfortunate that it has to play out this way. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to have to deal with a (seemingly) serious medical issue and have to justify every related move to the public.
This is not terrible news. Terrible news would be him staying on while he was sick and making it worse. The man is taking a really brief respite to rest after contracting an illness. That's what he's SUPPOSED to do.
Realty check: People get sick and they rest and then they get better. That's what's happening here.
If this were undiagnosed, or a really serious condition, or life threatening, or anything like that I'd have a different opinion. But as of right now all I see is a bunch of people trying to make a really big deal out of a relatively small thing in order to drive hits/sell newspapers.
Re: Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
#47Hope he gets better soon, can't imagine how frustrated such a work-oriented person must feel about being out of commission. On another note, might be a good idea to buy AAPL in a few days. Long-term, I think Apple will succeed, with or without Jobs at the helm, but it's sure as hell going to be down over the next few days.
"...Long-term, I think Apple will succeed, with or without Jobs at the helm..." You obviously weren't with us in the 90s.
You know, I'm sure Jobs did good. But I think a lot of it was timing.
Apple's thing is all-in-one machines that are sexy. Always has been. Phones, MP3s players, maybe TVs & that whole market really moved towards Apple's pre-existing strategies. The 90s were about being able to afford to put a computer on each desk. They were never as good at that.
Re: Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
#48Hope he gets better soon, can't imagine how frustrated such a work-oriented person must feel about being out of commission. On another note, might be a good idea to buy AAPL in a few days. Long-term, I think Apple will succeed, with or without Jobs at the helm, but it's sure as hell going to be down over the next few days.
"...Long-term, I think Apple will succeed, with or without Jobs at the helm..." You obviously weren't with us in the 90s.
How Steve was outed in the 80's is far different then how he would leave if he had to leave today. In the 80's, he was forcibly removed from his position and couldn't set anything up. Today? Apple has people like Schiller, Ive and Cook - all more then capable - to run things.
//edit: Fixed the dates. Thanks for pointing it out. And yes, I did typo twice ><
Re: Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
#49Just terrible news and so unfortunate that it has to play out this way. I can't imagine how difficult it must be to have to deal with a (seemingly) serious medical issue and have to justify every related move to the public.
This is not terrible news. Terrible news would be him staying on while he was sick and making it worse. The man is taking a really brief respite to rest after contracting an illness. That's what he's SUPPOSED to do. Realty check: People get sick and they rest and then they get better. That's what's happening here. If this were undiagnosed, or a really serious condition, or life threatening, or anything like that I'd…
>Realty check: People get sick and they rest and then they get better.
Pretty often, actually, people get sick and then die. Especially people who've had cancer. :(
Reading between the lines here, I suspect his health is in really bad shape. I hope I'm wrong, though.
Re: Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence
#50Hope he gets better soon, can't imagine how frustrated such a work-oriented person must feel about being out of commission. On another note, might be a good idea to buy AAPL in a few days. Long-term, I think Apple will succeed, with or without Jobs at the helm, but it's sure as hell going to be down over the next few days.
"...Long-term, I think Apple will succeed, with or without Jobs at the helm..." You obviously weren't with us in the 90s.
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