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I hope everyone is happy now and can get over it. It's sad he had to come to this. Why is it your business to know about every detail of his personal life? And
by mikeyur 18y ago
I hope everyone is happy now and can get over it. It's sad he had to come to this.
Why is it your business to know about every detail of his personal life? And don't give me this 'I'm a stockholder, I deserve to know' BS. Apple isn't going to magically fail overnight.
3%+ shift in Apple stock since this press release hit. 100% decline in Steve's dignity.
My thoughts and wishes are with Steve and his family.
- Angostura 18y agoI don't believe Steve's dignity has been diminished one jot. I'm saddened that you think less of him. Or are you saying that that you don't think less of him, but believe that everyone else will view him has having less dignity.
- mikeyur 18y agoI don't think less of him. I am just saddened that it has had to come to this. Others have already said they think less of him because of this (in this thread alone). The call for him to do this came from above him. Not from a single person above him, but the thousands of Apple fans and stockholders demanding this information. I think anyone who demanded to know every piece of Steve's life should feel ashamed for forcing a good man into this situation.
- DLWormwood 18y agoYou know... I wonder if Steve should go on SNL when he's feeling better and pull a "Shatner" just to put the stockholders and rumormongers in their place... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_a_life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_a_life
- axod 18y agoThe last line sounded like he was pretty peeved.
- dcurtis 18y agoIf Steve Jobs died tomorrow, Apple's stock would fall a gigantic amount and anyone who owns it would be totally screwed, at least in the short term. It is in Steve's best interest to at least give people a small idea of what is going on with him, so they can gauge risk. I personally think that's a sacrifice a person has to make to be a CEO.
- mikeyur 18y agoAnd if he disclosed that he was dying to the public, that would help the stock? When Steve dies Apple's stock is going to drop no matter what and it may not recover. Whether this info is given out months before or immediately after it makes no difference. Slow and painful or quick and painful, take your pick.
- notaddicted 18y agoTrying to control stocks in the short term is for suckers and idiots, and also it is not possible. Steve Jobs will die. Any sentient being buying the stock knows that; factor it in to your purchasing decisions.
- jonknee 18y agoThe point being if he was secretly sick and about ready to die, Apple not saying anything would amount to fraud. Of course he'll die, but there's a difference between randomly being hit by a bus and knowing about a deadly disease for a year without any disclosure. There's room for improvement for the regulation in this space, but it's a sad reality. Luckily this doesn't appear to be the case.
- sanj 18y agoIt is in Steve's best interest Really? Why?
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- rms 18y ago>Why is it your business to know about every detail of his personal life? It's not, but people are rather reasonably concerned given the typical survival rates of pancreatic cancer.