http://www.osnews.com/story/20726/Jobs_Dispels_Health_Rumours Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2009, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:43:47 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif http://www.osnews.com http://osnews.com/thread?342376 http://osnews.com/thread?342376 I'm glad he is well but it shows how intense the media speculation must have been for him to feel he had to reveal such personal details

To good health and a swift recovery Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:14:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Adurbe) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342382 http://osnews.com/thread?342382 Agreed, though I suspect a great deal of 'community speculation' would have added to the decision.

In the end, as long as he is in good health that is all that matters. The fact that he remains CEO of Apple during his recovery is a brave, but unncessary move.

I couldn't imagine any decent person who'd want to put his role at Apple above his health. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:55:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (flanque) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342391 http://osnews.com/thread?342391 Seriously, given Jobs' obligations to Apple as CEO what else could they do but dispell the "rumors" and downplay them, regardless of whether they were true or false?

We've already seen the consequence to Apple's stock when the a fraudulent announcement of his death was reported on a major tech's blogging site, we already know what kind of impact allegations of Jobs' health provoke.

If Jobs didn't dispute these "rumors" now he'd be sued by all kinds of Apple stockholders!!!

--bornagainpenguin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (bornagainenguin) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342394 http://osnews.com/thread?342394 to many people steve jobs = apple

his ill health hit the stock
http://finance.google.co.uk/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&a...

he had to make it clear he was doing well and in charge Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:09:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Adurbe) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342397 http://osnews.com/thread?342397 Even so, there are some things in life that are more valuable than money.

In my view (which I am sure is shared by many people, Mr Jobs included), a person's health is worth a lot more than money, shares or a company's financial position. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:24:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (flanque) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342399 http://osnews.com/thread?342399 Last time they did this, they said Jobs had a "common bug" and flat out lied out about his health. We all know now what was really going on.

Can we believe them this time? Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:43:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (pantheraleo) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342400 http://osnews.com/thread?342400 oh, I agree entirely with you

a life must and should be worth more than money Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:47:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Adurbe) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342422 http://osnews.com/thread?342422 And in other news, the SEC is looking into allegations that the author of the Gizmodo article snapped up $25k worth of apple stock after its value dropped 12% from jittery investors worried about the impact of Jobs' health, only to dump it for a nice profit after the prices rebounded from the news that the rum rumour was unfounded. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:35:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (FishB8) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342423 http://osnews.com/thread?342423 Dispel has one l, not two. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:11:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (AdamW) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342430 http://osnews.com/thread?342430 Yes, it does seem that Thom disspelled that word in the story heading. ;-)Edited 2009-01-06 04:21 UTC Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:21:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (sbergman27) Comments http://osnews.com/thread?342505 http://osnews.com/thread?342505 They've never lied about it, its been the same 'common bug' since he's had surgery, his doctors haven't known what the real issue is until now, he was just slowly losing weight.

First it was never speculated one bit he had cancer until he made the announcement that he was having/just had surgery (since the cancer wasn't terminal or required any treatment that would make him or feel sick).

What he's had for the last few years is apparently a hormone issue which hasn't been properly diagnosed by anyone until recently and he is now starting his treatment. Had he or his doctors known it was imply a hormone issue the treatment would of started then.Edited 2009-01-06 19:45 UTC Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (mckill) Comments