“I’m not going to beat around the bush here. Many of us are thinking the same thing. Nobody wants to say it, but I will: I’m worried that Steve Jobs is sick,” SteveJack writes over in our Opinion section today.
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You know, maybe he’s just getting older. People do start to look older after awhile. Yeah…. it happens.
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Thinner yes, but beyond that his health is nobody’s business but his own. The Frenchman was fine to listen to. I don’t understand how some people on this thread say they couldn’t understand him. I could understand him better than I can Snoop-Dog.
Man, easy on the English as a second language people. Who said everyone should be All American Wonder Bread White?
But yeah, I noticed the weight loss too… Steve is a vegetarian and I figure with his health he probably is just altering his diet.
Speaking as a physician, he does look thinner than 2005. The facial fat and loss of pectoralis muscle architecture is apparent. This is NOT a very good sign especially with his history of cancer. I’m sure his weight loss is being closely followed by his doctors but I agree this may be an important finding. Only time will tell on it’s implication.
Scott Forstall did a great job speaking. Phil Schiller is a horrible public speaker, he looks awkward and artificial.
I personally think Steve looked OK, if a little on the thin side.
What I’m really growing annoyed at though is the constant French bashing here at MDN. Give it a rest! Bertrand Serlet’s presentation almost stole the show. It was great.
Such a comment from SteveJack is unfortunately typical of my countrymen (Americans) these days. This “America or nothing” attitude is why most of the civilized (and uncivilized) world doesn’t respect us anymore. Put a cork in it, for cryin’ out loud!
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I certainly hope and pray that he is fine. He does look a little worse of to me than a year ago, but he is a 61 year old man who has had pancreatic cancer already, I would not expect him to be looking better. He sees to have plenty of energy, though he looks thinner, I think his color looks better than a year ago.
I do not see enough of a change to be worried, but as I said I pray just in case.
I agree, he looks sick and frail. I know what “lean and fit” looks like and this ain’t it. Scott Forstall is skinny, but not unhealthy, for instance.
For some reason, nitwits will now translate this observation as I am “hoping” he is sick. Far from it.
Sh*theads, I’m a realist, not a fool, or an ostrich with my head in the sand. The man seems ill.</preemptive defense>
If the highly odd tag-team keynote helps him, great.
But I love Apple. I love Macintosh. I love Steve Jobs. But Apple cannot be a cult of personality forever. We need to remember Apple is not one or two or 3 people, but thousands.
Let’s ease off the hero worship before we get bit in the ass by Fate.
Actually, it’s too late, the public and investors already equate Apple = Steve Jobs — so we are doomed unless Apple can build a great leadership team publicly that will give people confidence in a Post-Steve Apple — however far away that is, and let’s hope it’s an eternity away.
Steve, thank you for carring.
Don’t worry man, I just stayed all night watching movies on my iPhone.
If I will have a heart attack or something, I guess a lot of shereholders will do the same. So I’m going to run an extra mile just for you guys.
best vibes,
steve jobs
Steve is a couple years younger than me. When I look at the picture, I see a fifty-ish man who has lost a little weight and gotten a tan, and didn’t have enough sleep the night before.
If I hadn’t been neglecting my daily walks out in the sun and if I had stayed up all night, I’d look just like that.
I’m sure that Steve put in extra hours the day before honing his presentation. In your 50s, you can’t lose sleep without showing it. I know that from personal experience.
This is something which the board of directors (and Steve) should have been dealing with some time ago…but I wonder if they have. That is to say, one of the responsibilities of a CEO, and a board, is to have a succession plan. As a corporation, there must be a plan for the continued leadership of the business should the present leadership no longer be available for any reason. The failure to do so puts the business at great risk so, yes, you should be concerned, very concerned indeed as a shareholder.
people at their normal weight always look “unhealthy”, as this society thinks overweight looks “good”. He looks fine to me, just back to his normal weight, plus, we’re all getting older.
Bobby,
He’s 51, not 61.
What worries me more is his performance rather than his appearance. It lacked conviction and – yet again – he lost his train of thought on a couple of occasions and had to look things up in his notes while he hummed and hawed a bit. He’s been doing this at just about every demo he’s been involved with since the UK launch of iTunes, which AFAIK was just around the time of his diagnosis.
Poor presentations aren’t unusual, but this is Steve Jobs we’re talking about, perhaps the best salesman in the world. Something is wrong.
Not to mention that last year Steve was probably still on his meds which will add weight.
gow is right on…..
our country has this looking at people through “Cracker Barrel” glasses thing going: eating too much along with the other the fat white people
He did look a lot thinner, but I doubt that he’s sick though.
Last year and this first 6 months have been really busy for the guy… transition to 10.5, Intel, some rev.A problems annd a bunch of other programs. Not to mention the big amount of lawsuits: “slavery” in china, new law in France and possibly Sweden and co.
I think he overdid it a little bit lately, and that shows.
He sure looked gaunt to me. Say a prayer for him and all of us.
Im vegan. Steve jobs is pescatarian. just for those people that dont know, pescatarians eat more or less a traditional vegetarian diet,ie, vegies and dairy products, but they also eat fish.
Vegans eat no animal products. So theres a fair difference.
Here’s the fix:
1. Shave
2. Wear something else
Steve has all the misfits, nonconformists, weirdos, freaks, etc., and will not lose them if he sheds the grungy jeans. Where are they going to go?
If he really wants to build market share, he needs to recognize that his appearance makes him and his products look like they are aiming for a tiny market of customers as described above.
Not considering his over-abundant beard to hide the non-existing cheeks 🙁
paragraph 3: “He looks very thin, almost gaunt”
paragraph 7: “He’s not “thin,” just noticeably thinner than he was recently.”
Backpedaling? Whatever, man.
I agree with ‘gow’–he’s probably at his optimal weight, which translates as “too thin” in the U.S.
What a dumbass commentary.
Steve is not in good condition, and hasn’t been for a year or more. Watch the video closely, you can see that he’s having difficulty walking, but trying hard to hide it.
Attn: Steve, -way over yang!
“Boy, sometimes I wish he’d just let loose and have a nice steak once and awhile”
What’s up Jack? You working for MS? This WOULD kill him. Meat really isn’t the best thing for the human body. Get your facts straight.
I noticed his slimmer look when he was interviewed on NBC Nightly News on the opening day of the new Apple Store 5th Ave. in New York: