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Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence

  Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of AbsenceSteve Jobs has just sent this email to Apple employees:

Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve

via Apple: Jobs to Take Medical Leave of Absence – Digits – WSJ.com.

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  • Hey at least he'll be back!
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  • I still remember Steve's amazing 'Stay hungry, stay foolish' address to graduating students at Stanford in 2005 when told the story of when he had a REAL health scare and was given six months to live - but then discovered he had a rare, curable form of cancer.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=D1R-jKKp3NA - Video (14 mins approx)
    http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june... - Full Text

    "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary."

    All I can say is - get well soon Steve, and I'm sure your guys and girls at Apple will be working hard to make sure you return to a happy, healthy and happening company.
  • Steve Jobs is a visionary stud; i hope he get's well asap; i'm sure someone will hold the fort while he's gone
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