Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

david — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:12:32 GMT

Get well soon.

Many people in the Public do not realize the fact that within the Civilian world, Leaders are very rare, and Managers (paper pushers, bean counters, lawyers) are the norm and many Civilians do not even know the difference.

Which would make it almost impossible to find and train a replacement. Having experience as both US Military Officer and as a Apple Representative (built one of the first Apple Stores within a Store, Computer City, 1993, and later CompUSA, 1998.) this is very clear to me, that you are irreplaceable as a Leader (the norm in the US Military). It is also clear the you do know that there are many "I"s in real Teams: Innovation, Ingenuity, Intelligence, Iniative, Involvement, Individuality, etc. unlike that non realistic example of a Sports Team that the most expensive player makes or breaks the Sports Team.

Some may see you and Steven Wozinak as creative driving force behind Apple Computers, you are, with your creative vision of the future of what Apple and Personal Computers must become. I have seen this since the 1970s.

Again Get Well Soon, enjoy being with your family.

Sincerly,

David K. Nakamura

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

Barbara Stephens — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:33:56 GMT

I know from personal experience how devastating a disease pancreatic cancer is. My husband died three months after diagnosis - of adenocarcinoma - admittedly different from Steve Jobs' pancreatic cancer. However, I'm sorry but I don't believe the "hormone imbalance." Pancreatic cancer moves quickly toward the end. I wish he'd be more cognizant of the fact that pancreatic cancer is the most deadly and underfunded cancer there is and be truthful about his disease. Money and publicity are crucial to pancreatic cancer research. Maybe Apple and/or Jobs could act on this.

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

Petra — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:49:42 GMT

Unless it is a communicable disease, there should be no concern about a person's health. Smart and committed staff support and guide CEOs, who in turn, receive the credit and bonuses for the company's success. There will many more Steves, after this one.

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

THE MORT. — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:30:37 GMT

Jobs is Apple, Although when and if something would happen to him, another person will evolve and take his place, Business has a way of discarding great people very fast when something happens to them in the line of FIRE.

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

Katie — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:10:28 GMT

A lot of the comments up already have Steve Jobs dead and burried. We don't even know what he's sick with. Relax.

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

PeopleEatingTastyAnimals. — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:56:21 GMT

People give Jobs too much credit. He's not the one who developed the ipod, iphone or mac pro. He hired smart people to develop those products for him. In fact, the ipod and iphones were outsourced to a couple design firms to help with the over all look and feel of the phone, including the UI.

Jobs is nothing more than a mouthpeice for Apple. Strategically speaking he IS Apple and that's the way the company wants it. The best thing they ever did was hire him as he is a motovational force that even the media just go goo goo over. He can do no wrong, regardless of anti-trust actions Apple have been involved in over the past 3-5 years with some of their products. Apple will still go on once Steve croaks, but for the first 6-12 months after his death, there will be a sharp decline in stocks due to the perceived idea that Apple can't go on without him. They can, and will.

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

KWO — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:16:01 GMT

What about Woz? Jobs is PT Barnum, abet a cool one. I'm sure there is someone could run the show, but they will need carisma how about the guy in the commercials?

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

BillyJean — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:47:57 GMT

Perception is 90% of the company's value. Even if the company could still prosper without Jobs, the public doesn't think it can.

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

Frankenstein — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:24:38 GMT

Jobs is a a proprietor, entreprener, renaissance visionary, creative guineas who has built Appl from day 1 to what it is today, but has failed to mentor and bring along a successor, as if there's really one to fill his shoes!!! Hopefully, for Apples sake, he just has a cold; otherwise, apple is in big trouble!

re: Is it fair to analyze Steve Jobs' appearance?

gary — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:03:08 GMT

No single individual can "be" the company, despite Jobs' effort to equate himself with all that Apple is. How do you think that makes the worker drones feel??

Share the responsibility and the wealth but love the comapany enought that if you can't do the job Jobs then delegate or get out of the way of the bus and let someone else drive.