Comments on: Steve Jobs — not on the deathbed — has hormonal imbalance, will remain CEO

By: mk

mk — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:55:11 +0000

not a health expert. But, does this mean Steve Jobs is half bitch, half man?

By: Stu

Stu — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:26:22 +0000

Goldman was misled by his Apple sources because he wanted to be misled by them. He exhibits exactly zero critical thinking about the information that he's being spoonfed -- which would include wondering why they chose him to be the gateway for their misinformation in the first place. Clearly it's because they know he'll swallow it up while attacking those who actually look at the situation logically and realistically, all under the high and mighty imprimatur of the CNBC brand.

As for Gizmodo vs. Goldman, I'd say Gizmodo was closer to the truth. They didn't say he was on his deathbed, they said "Steve's health is declining rapidly." I'm guessing that looking at him, it was a reasonable assumption to make. From Jobs's release, he says that he's been losing weight *throughout 2008*. Have we even seen him since June? He looked sickly then, and in his own words has been losing weight ever since then.

He says that it was only a few weeks ago that finding a solution became his top priority and he underwent further tests. Obviously a solution wasn't found right away, so more time has passed before a diagnosis was made and treatment begun. So it's pretty doubtful that there has yet been any significant improvement in his appearance, even if he is indeed on the road to recovery.

What of Scoble's yogurt vendor? It's pretty obvious that all that mess was bogus, too. Does that just drop off into the memory hole along with all the other obfuscations, and we take Apple at its word whenever they next deign to talk or leak to the media?

By: tweetip

tweetip — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:30:06 +0000

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By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:10:28 +0000

Interesting stuff, thanks for sharing Lukas

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:09:25 +0000

Hey Stu – Does something like this bring up skepticism? Sure. But the fact of the matter is that Apple now on public record has laid out the issue and said flat out that Jobs knows that if he can no longer serve as CEO he would step down — and that his health issues will not require that.

While Goldman seems to have been mislead by his Apple sources (in saying that health was not a factor), Gizmodo's story is still worse that Jobs was on his death bed (unless he's writing from his death bed which you can't believe is the case here). Reporting on health issues obviously isn't the easiest thing in the world for any tech blog, especially with so little info. In these cases, speculation can be very dangerous. We're just laying out what's out there.

By: Gadget Sleuth

Gadget Sleuth — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:06:52 +0000

Eh…it sounds like Apple was using this in some twisted way for press coverage (hey most of the blogs are posting about it, and thus, Apple!). It's good to hear that Jobs will be around for a little longer, but the way Apple is headed now, a chimp could run it and keep it a huge, successful company.

By: lukas

lukas — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:47:57 +0000

I just wrote a quick blogpost on my medical thougts on mr. jobs’ health..I think prior to all that discussion the facts of his former illness and his current state of health should be stated. However, It would be nonserious to claim any finite and 100% sure statements…it’s just my thoughts as an MD and apple maniac

http://lukas.zinnagl.com/2009/01/medical-though...

By: Stu

Stu — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:36:41 +0000

So now we know Apple lied to everyone AGAIN.

Dean, don't you feel somewhat gullible in that you seem to be taking Apple's new talking points as 100% truth? I might've missed it, but I didn't see even the slightest skepticism in your article.

C'mon guys, I'm not saying this as a slam -- I honestly do expect more from you and MG in your reporting on this matter. (Happy _Opening the Xbox_ owner here!) While Jim Goldman natters on as if he still had any credibility left, don't be like that guy.