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Walt Mossberg on Steve Jobs’s health, Apple (with video)

Thursday, January 15, 2009 · 4:09 pm · 25 Comments

Walt Mossberg discusses how Apple CEO Steve Jobs’s current health situation will affect the company on Fox Business News:

Direct link to video here.

MacDailyNews Take: Common sense from Uncle Walt, as usual.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Jubei" for the heads up.]

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25 Comments

dougie

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:19 pm · Reply

Thanks for the News
A.

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:19 pm · Reply

We love you, Walt.
ndelc

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:20 pm · Reply

Good old Uncle Walt. One of the last TRUE journalists.
Ralph M

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:22 pm · Reply

Wow, that was remarkably, and refreshingly sane. How did that happen?
Jeremy

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:32 pm · Reply

Sanity yes, but it comes from maturity.

Something lacking from a lot of today’s tech bloggers.
ken1w

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:33 pm · Reply

Seems like most AAPL investors are thinking like Walt (finally). The stock never went below $80 and ended the day down less than $2. Based on all the crazy talk from late yesterday, I expected the stock would be down $20, not $2. The idiots who sold in a panic were the losers.
Beaker

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:35 pm · Reply

I am beyond sick of article after article about Steve’s health. People are so funny to think that if Steve goes, so does Apple. There is more than one capable person to run apple. With Ives, we won’t have to worry about design, and Cook will do just fine. Give it a rest MDN!
yeah...

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:36 pm · Reply

I like these guys. people needs to understand apple is not steve jobs and steve jobs is not apple. Steve is going to be up there with Sam Walton(walmart) as one of the best CEOs. because he cares more than just his pocket book today but his family’s down the road. And he made his company as effecient as possible for times like this if something were to happen to him that the company does not suffer with out his presence, yes we’ll miss him when he does leave but Apple will hopefully takes steve’s vision and run with it and continue to be a great company.
nicleT

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:38 pm · Reply

They should rename his newspaper “The Walt Street Journal”.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 5:53 pm · Reply

Anyone got another link for the video?

It doesn’t show up on this page at all and the link tells me to download a new version of the plug-in (I have the latest).
DenisRS

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 6:04 pm · Reply

WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW!
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Walt seems to be the first and only journalist that actually expressed at least some sympathy to a suffering person and wished him well.
DenisRS

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 6:09 pm · Reply

“Wow, that was remarkably, and refreshingly sane. How did that happen?”

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Still can not believe it. I am in total shock.
Macaday

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 6:10 pm · Reply

“Their stuff just works. No blue screen of death on Unix” LOL! Up yours Microsoft!

Well done Walt. Sense, not shrill ranting like some others.
Boghog

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 6:13 pm · Reply

A slightly silly but great sound byte to end the interview:
No blue screen of death on Unix.
MidWest Mac

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 6:17 pm · Reply

That’s a rare feeling. I think I’m smarter for watching that instead of stupider.
clinicaltechmaster

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 6:53 pm · Reply

Great clip! Both Walt and the other guy were terrific!
interesting times

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 7:38 pm · Reply

Steve is going to be up there with Sam Walton(walmart) as one of the best CEOs

Perhaps, maybe even likely.

Although the question remains: What about Apple? Look at Wal-Mart since Sam passed away…
Yogi Bare

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 8:02 pm · Reply

“What about Apple? Look at Wal-Mart since Sam passed away…”

Yeah, all of Wal-Mart’s stuff is made in China. We sure don’t want that to happen to … oh wait. Never mind.
interesting times

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 9:02 pm · Reply

Yeah, all of Wal-Mart’s stuff is made in China. We sure don’t want that to happen to …

Well that too.

The problem is WM turned from a respectable discounter to a hated money-grubber. It’s bad enough they knowingly stock garbage, but their employee polices earn WM a special place in hell.

Sure WM has grown massively since 1992, but I don’t think Mr. Sam would recognize (or approve of) his own stores today.

The paradox of an iconic founder is you never find someone big enough to fill the shoes. As the video pointed out, Apple has an outstanding team in place, and they’ll do very well… for a while. Apple’s biggest challenge is holding that focus and momentum.
iLuvMyMacs

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 9:45 pm · Reply

I LOVED the BSOD comment at the end- what a great finish!

Get well Steve.
Alec

Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 11:23 pm · Reply

Apple should see if they can use this to get bailout money from Bernanke and Paulson. That would make stockholders happy, although the stock only went down 2% today.

Wishing Steve a speedy recovery.
contactadam

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 12:05 am · Reply

Pray for Steve:
http://www.prayforsteve.com/
Frank

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 12:57 am · Reply

Guys, Walt mentions he is not allowed to own tech stock. Is this a rule his employer sets to maintain neutrality or is there a financial rule somewhere stipulating this?
Ron Robertson

Friday, January 16, 2009 - 10:53 pm · Reply

@Frank

It’s a rule the WSJ sets because he reviews tech products. They would not allow him to review tech products if he owned stock in tech companies because that could affect his judgement and credibility (and the WSJ’s as well).
Dave

Saturday, January 17, 2009 - 12:38 am · Reply

did he really say “no blue screen of death here!”??? at the very end? that was great!!