Steve Jobs takes another medical leave | Andy Ihnatko's Celestial Waste of Bandwidth

Damn. Here’s the text of a Media Advisory that Apple posted today:

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees:

Team,

At my request, the board of directors has granted me a medical leave of absence so I can focus on my health. I will continue as CEO and be involved in major strategic decisions for the company.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all of Apple’s day to day operations. I have great confidence that Tim and the rest of the executive management team will do a terrific job executing the exciting plans we have in place for 2011.

I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can. In the meantime, my family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy.

Steve

Any reaction to this has to begin and end with “Let’s all hope that this husband and father comes out of (whatever this is) OK.”

In fact, let’s make that the middle of this, too.

18 thoughts on “Steve Jobs takes another medical leave”

Kirby January 17, 2011 at 9:43 am

Timely, Andy, and absolutely spot-on. This is his business, as much as we’re concerned about the larger issues.

Impressed with the rapidity of your post! Truly the great Ihnatko news machine never sleeps…

Jeff Hentosz January 17, 2011 at 9:44 am

Indeed. Best to him and his family, and hope for a speedy recovery.

Mark Rogers January 17, 2011 at 9:58 am

Well said, Andy!

Bob January 17, 2011 at 10:00 am

Well done Andy. We have to remember he’s a father and husband as well as our turtlenecked leader.

David January 17, 2011 at 10:06 am

Here’s to hoping to a speeding recovery and the best to him and his family. Well said Andy.

Russ January 17, 2011 at 10:23 am

Well said Andy! Very quick off the mark with this one too, kudos…

Mike January 17, 2011 at 10:37 am

Andy Ihnatko with the breaking news. Thanks Andy!

Shadow Fox January 17, 2011 at 10:41 am

Quick post Andy, and I wish everyone in the Jobs household well.

KBJockey January 17, 2011 at 10:45 am

Thanks, Andy. Whatever this is, I hope it gets resolved soon. My best to Steve and his family.

Brian January 17, 2011 at 10:49 am

So say we all!

Breztech January 17, 2011 at 10:56 am

Its crazy news, I wondered if this would happen again. I blogged my thoughts on this as well: http://breztech.wordpress.com/2011/01/17/steve-jobs-medical-leave-again/

Rich January 17, 2011 at 11:10 am

Andy
I have to come respect and admire Steve Jobs over the past year I was the kind of person who never considered owning a MAC hell I never even bought a PC I made them myself and now I am a little more than 13 months into this adventure and the only PC in the house is my little ones netbook.
A truly remarkable company that was started by a remarkable group of people with Mr Jobs at the helm.
I hope and pray with all my heart that he is ok I can only imagine the stresses running such a wildly popular and successful company can place on a person especially one who maybe wasn’t in the best of health to begin with.
My thoughts are with you and your family Steve get better we will be here when you return!

Thanks Andy!

Steve January 17, 2011 at 11:31 am

Andy-
Thanks for putting the story in its proper perspective. Instead of speculating on what could be wrong…and what the effect on the stock will be…the focus, at least for today, needs to be on a man and his family dealing with health issues. Thanks for covering the news with a little humanity — your post reminds me why I enjoy your work so much.

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Steve Most January 17, 2011 at 2:37 pm

Andy,
You covered the beginning, end and even the middle of our best wishes for Steve.

Oh, one more thing…

get well soon, SJ

Kellie D. Morgantini January 17, 2011 at 9:28 pm

I know another wonderful family man and business owner who is, himself, just beginning a battle with stage 4 prostate cancer. For both of these families, I know our best wishes for their health and privacy are the things that count.

EricE February 21, 2011 at 10:12 pm

wow, if there was ever a BS comment that deserved to be deleted, Grim Reaper took the cake.

Followed by this one after his goes…

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