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Anyone who has looked at the footage of Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple Inc., unveiling the new version of the iPhone will probably be struck by one reaction: Wow, Mr. Jobs is looking awfully gaunt.
Bloggers have been weighing in on the issue on Tuesday, given that Mr. Jobs disclosed a battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer nine months after the initial diagnosis, in 2003. Some observers believe this was nine months too late, given his integral role at the technology company.
Now, with Mr. Jobs looking thin, the topic of full disclosure has arisen again, even as Apple's share price rose 2.1 per cent on Tuesday, based apparently on investor enthusiasm for the new tech gadget.
“For almost any other human being, this topic would be a personal matter,” said Henry Blodget, writing on the Silicon Alley Insider blog. “In this case, however, tens of billions of dollars of market value rests on Steve's remaining healthy and at the helm of Apple for many years, so his health is a material business concern.”
Rich Karlgaard, writing for Forbes, wonders the same thing: “Why even contemplate the replacement of Steve Jobs if not for external (e.g. illness) reasons? Jobs, after all, is as linked to his company and its fortunes as any CEO can be. Steve Jobs is Apple Computer. He birthed it, raised it and in spectacular fashion brought it back to glory."
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