Apple has admitted that CEO Steve Jobs is skipping Tuesday’s Macworld keynote for health-related reasons, after initially pointing to other reasons for his absence. (Credit: James Martin/CNET).
Throughout 2008 Apple was plagued with rumors about Jobs’ health, but steadfastly refused to acknowledge that anything was behind concerns over what many believed was substantial weight loss suffered by the iconic Apple founder. Apple stunned onlookers in December with the news that Jobs would be skipping his much-anticipated Macworld keynote, but said the reason was that Apple had decided not to invest in a Macworld keynote because it would be the company’s last year at the show.
Apple’s board of directors put out a statement Monday acknowledging that Jobs would need some time to recuperate from what he called a “hormonal imbalance” in a letter to employees Monday. Jobs said he decided a few weeks ago that getting to the bottom of his mysterious weight loss was his biggest priority, and doctors had determined that the imbalance was “robbing” the ability of his body to be healthy.
You can read the letter here http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html
Jobs will continue as CEO while he is regaining weight in what he called a “simple and straightforward” remedy, which is expected to last until late spring, he said in the letter. “I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO.”
We hope that Steve has a speedy recovery!
Wishing you well Steve and I hope you can continue to stay with the company.