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Rumor: Steve Jobs to attend Apple’s Q3 Earnings Conference Call on July 21
Apple’s next earnings conference call is scheduled to take place on Tuesday July 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, and while the conference calls are typically only of interest to investors, things might be a little bit different this time around. LoopRumors is reporting that information relayed to them suggests that Steve Jobs […]
Continue reading...When the inventor of LSD wrote a letter to Steve Jobs
Thursday, July 9, 2009
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In a lot of ways, Steve Jobs isn’t your average Silicon Valley CEO. He doesn’t wear suits, has no adherence to convention, has travelled on a spiritual quest to India, and has even been known to drop tabs of acid every now and again. Well to be fair, Jobs’ experimentation with LSD, as far as […]
Continue reading...The media frenzy over Steve Jobs’ health
Monday, July 6, 2009
From the New York Times – on the public’s insatiable appetite for info relating to Steve Jobs’ health: Health is the most private of all matters for very good reason, and the Securities and Exchange Commission has never disciplined a company for a failure to disclose health problems. In part, we all buy, sell and […]
Continue reading...Apple Keynote Bloopers – Steve Jobs ain’t perfect! [Video]
Friday, July 3, 2009
While Steve Jobs can command a room and deliver a speech like no other, he’s prone to making mistakes just like anybody else. But ever since his memorable and powerful introduction of the iPhone at Macworld in January of 2007, Jobs has taken on an aura of superhuman proportions. But the Mac faithful know that […]
Continue reading...Rumor: Steve Jobs to appear at Apple “Special Event” in August
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Citing a reliable source, LoopRumors is reporting that Steve Jobs will appear at an Apple “Special Event” this August. More than likely, and as has been suggested previously, Apple is expected to announce upgrades across its iPod line, including a new iPod Touch with video recording capabilities a’la the iPhone 3GS. If true, I can […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs returns to work at Apple
Monday, June 29, 2009
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Reuters reports: Chief Executive Steve Jobs is back at work following a near 6-month medical leave, though he will work at least initially from home for a few days a week, the company said on Monday. The official word of his return followed months of speculation about the health of Jobs, a pancreatic cancer survivor, […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs as a bowling pin
Monday, June 29, 2009
Some artists paint, some sculpt, and some simply have an incredible amount of range. Such is the case of artist Dax Norman who animates, draws, paints, and even creates hilarious caricatures of celebrities on bowling pins. Fom the Macho Man Randy Savage and Napolean Dynamite to The Beatles and the cast of The Big Lebowski, […]
Continue reading...Why Apple shareholders shouldn’t give a !@#% about Steve Jobs and disclosure
Monday, June 29, 2009
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While every weenie is up on their soapbox talking about how Apple misled investors, despite the fact that Jobs was on a voluntary 6-month medical leave of absence, people haven’t taken the time to notice that Apple’s share price is the highest its been in over 21 months. When it comes to Apple, people will […]
Continue reading...Steve Jobs on whether Apple could live without him, circa 2008
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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In March of 2008, Steve Jobs was interviewed by Forbes and spoke candidly about Apple’s prospects for success in his absence. We’ve got really capable people at Apple. I made Tim [Cook] COO and gave him the Mac division and he’s done brilliantly. I mean, some people say, ‘Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over […]
Continue reading...Does the New York Times have a vendetta against Steve Jobs?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Earlier this week, the New York Time’s published an article regarding Apple’s culture of secrecy and, as pointed out by John Gruber, it seemed to imply that Apple was “weird” because it likes to keep its secrets, oh I don’t know, secret.
Continue reading...Warren Buffett chides Apple for not disclosing Jobs’ liver transplant sooner
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Mr. Moneybags and investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett criticized Apple earlier today for not disclosing Jobs’ liver transplant as it was taking it place. In an interview with CNBC, Buffet stated: If I have any serious illness, or something coming up of an important nature, an operation or anything like that, I think the thing to […]
Continue reading...Hospital confirms Jobs received liver transplant, said to have “excellent prognosis”
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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Methodist University Hospital, located in Memphis, issued a press release today confirming that Steve Jobs did in fact undergo a liver transplant a few months ago at their facility. Doctor James Eason, who is the program director at the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in addition to being the Chief of Transplantation at the University […]
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Friday, July 10, 2009
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