[thetoothfairy]

Originally Posted by A418t81

As a physician, I can tell you that Jobs looks like a textbook case of a person eaten up with cancer. Also, the 5 year survival rate of pancreatic cancer is less than 5%. I wish him all the best, but I don't buy the "hormonal imbalance" bit for a second.

Oh this is so depressing if this is true.... I hope he gets better but this all doesn't sound good at all.....

[zerobrand]

just spoke with him on the phone, said many he's taking many trips to mcdonalds and drinks a lot of starbucks to get him in shape.

good jobb

[StealthBravo]

Stocks will free fall

[rel1215]

Originally Posted by A418t81

As a physician, I can tell you that Jobs looks like a textbook case of a person eaten up with cancer. Also, the 5 year survival rate of pancreatic cancer is less than 5%. I wish him all the best, but I don't buy the "hormonal imbalance" bit for a second.

well then u must be a pretty shiiity dr. cuz even i've read up on the type of cancer he had and the fact that it was a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable by what was a very new surgery when stevie had it.

[A418t81]

Originally Posted by rel1215

well then u must be a pretty shiiity dr. cuz even i've read up on the type of cancer he had and the fact that it was a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable by what was a very new surgery when stevie had it.

You can't even spell small words correctly and you are going to instruct me on cancer? Ok Jobs had a neuroendocrine tumor of his pancreas and he underwent the EXACT same surgery you would if you had cancer in your pancreas...its hardly a new surgery. Also, just because the tumor was removed doesn't mean its gone. A fair amount of people have the whipple procedure after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and their survival rate is basically the same, 5% at 5 years. Anyway, I wish the guy all the best, and I hope that his weight loss is due to the loss of a large amount of his small intestine, but the numbers aren't on his side. Hope never hurt anybody, so lets hope...but I'm done commenting on the matter.

[oliverhart77]

Originally Posted by huntor

that illustrations not funny at all.


..im sure something big will be presented/released the day he comes back just to make it that much more memorable.

I agree. That illustration is horrible. I suggest you take it down. I understand if you didn't make it, but still. You pride yourselves on being an iPhone/apple blog, then post THAT?!? Come on. That's low. That's enough to make me not want to come here. Hate to be "that guy", and I'm sure I'll get backlash but you ought to be ashamed.

[seandiego]

Apple will be fine without Steve Jobs. I think it is time for a change anyhow. I think apple has been covertly heading down a wrong path in the past 3-4 years anyhow. With the switch from PPC to Intel, the lock down of the iphone and many other "questionable" business decisions apple has made, I think thinks need to be stirred up. Don't get me wrong, I love Steve jobs and Apple! I have been an Apple fan since i was abut 10 (I am 37 now) so I do wish him the best. But this is not the end of apple. Change is good! Think Different, Remember?

Oh and I thought the Illustration was funny. You people need to laugh at tragedy cus crying about it doesn't make it go away. Plus I rather laugh than cry any day.

[thetoothfairy]

Here is a site that explains the surgery he had done and also others comments as well.... it even has a picture of the type of surgery he had done.


Why does Steve Jobs look so thin? - Apple 2.0

[pyromuffin]

Am I the only person on this website who doesn't like steve jobs?

[6309phone]

>Am I the only person on this website who doesn't like steve jobs?

Maybe. He is responsible for a large part of what we use today. It's amazing how much he was involved with the Macintosh project early on. I wish him well.

[one1]

Originally Posted by oliverhart77

I agree. That illustration is horrible. I suggest you take it down. I understand if you didn't make it, but still. You pride yourselves on being an iPhone/apple blog, then post THAT?!? Come on. That's low. That's enough to make me not want to come here. Hate to be "that guy", and I'm sure I'll get backlash but you ought to be ashamed.

Get off your damn soap box and get a sense of humor. Drama queen.

[sziklassy]

Before I continue, I do wish Steve the best, and hope he gets well soon.

That being said, change is ok. If Apple does fall without Steve, that simply means the necessary measures were not taken to properly replace him in such a time of emergency, which is the sign of a weak company. The country doesn't fall apart when a President dies (we are devastated, but we don't crumble down), and neither should Apple. I don;t know the business structure of Apple, and frankly don't care to go study it, but for a man who everyone seems to think is so genius (speaking of Jobs here), I doubt he is stupid enough to allow the company to go belly up because of his death/leave. This is his baby and, generally speaking, we want our babies to live on and thrive, both figurative and literal, once we pass on.

Will stocks take a hit? Probably initially. Will products stop being "innovative"? I doubt it, unless Steve really sits in his basement all day thinking up new ideas, I doubt anything new is actually his idea, he just ok's it. Sure there will be a slew of people who claim they can't stay with Apple because Steve is gone, Steve is what makes Apple and Apple is not Apple without Steve, yadda, yadda. Personally I would be happy to see people with such mentalities go. Such statements/actions are cult-like in nature and I would like to steer clear of that one...

[thetoothfairy]

Originally Posted by one1

get off your damn soap box and get a sense of humor. Drama queen.

lol

Myself I like what he said in this video about life in general.... the ups and downs.... thought it was a good speech......

[tha5150]

get well steve-o.

[cranie]

This may be Steve's way of finally producing a successor. Apple without Steve nearly collapsed before. I can only hope they have the momentum to continue if he is truly dying, which I pray he is not.