Ich habe schon oft von dieser Rede gelesen, sie aber noch nie gesehen. Sehr sehenswert.

Steve hat sich heute wieder mit einem Brief zu seiner Gesundheit geäußert -- Diesmal ging das schreiben aber nur an seine Belegschaft. Er wird sich bis mindestens Juni aus dem operativen Geschäft zurückziehen und seine Aufgaben an Tim Cook (COO) übertragen. Er bleibt aber weiterhin in alle wichtigen Entscheidungen involviert.

Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple's day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve

Hoffen wir, dass er bis zum Sommer wieder auf die Beine kommt und er die WWDC-Keynote in alter Frische halten kann.

Erstmals hat Steve selbst sich in einem offenen Brief an die Apple-Gemeinde gewendet und erklärt seinen Gesundheitszustand:

«Dear Apple Community,

For the first time in a decade, I'm getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.

Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.

I've decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.

As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.

Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause -- a hormone imbalance that has been "robbing" me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis.

The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I've already begun treatment. But, just like I didn't lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple's CEO during my recovery.

I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple's CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first.

So now I've said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this.

Steve»

Na dann viel Erfolg und gute Genesung, Steve! :-) 

Quellen:

• http://www.cnbc.com/id/28503974/?site=14081545
  
• http://www.fscklog.com/2009/01/steve-jobs-äußert-sich-zu-seinem-gesundheitszustand.html
  

Gestern hatte Steve Mops einen Gastauftritt bei den Simpsons in den Staaten. Sehr lustig. :-)

Via Thomas.