“Amid a flurry of (disputed) reports and rumors about Apple chief executive Steve Jobs’ ‘rapidly declining health,’ blogger Robert Scoble did some field work to dig for the truth today,” MG Siegler reports for VentureBeat.
“Well okay, he was in a yogurt shop with his friend, Socialtext cofounder Ross Mayfield, when Mayfield mentioned he had seen Jobs there in the past. So Scoble decided to ask the person working behind the counter if they’d seen Jobs recently. And guess what? They had,” Siegler reports.
“‘I’m in Palo Alto. Just had yogurt at shop that Steve Jobs eats at frequently. They said he was in a couple of days ago and is in great health,’ Scoble posted on the social aggregation service FriendFeed,” Siegler reports. “Apparently, the yogurt store in question, Fraiche Yogurt, delivers yogurt to Apple executives every week, Scoble wrote in a comment. A separate blog, Swanktastic, confirms that Jobs (and other big names in tech) have been seen at the shop in recent months.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: This is what it’s come to, folks. Meanwhile, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox, a man who can perform a miracle (make Steve Ballmer look like a competent manager), replied, “Oh, forget it. It’s just too hard to tell!” when asked to decipher his ass from his elbow.
Oh, this is too funny.
Steve Jobs needs to set the record straight to shut everyone up. These rumors are bad for Apple…
Yeah, but is it “fat-free” yogurt?
Seinfeld memories.
Steve HAS set the record straight – it’s just these f#&$ing short-sellers who keep propagating this myth. In an interview with MSNBC just a couple of months ago Steve Jobs himself told on camera that his health is great and there is no need for people to worry.
Can we get confirmation of this from the Wawa sandwich man?
@marco.
They tried that, it didn’t work. Congratulations 2008. This was the year when a Pinkberry cashier became more credible than a respected CEO.
I wonder at what point does this rumor spreading become actionable? If you could reasonably show malice could a group of investors bring a class action against those that create the rumors. If the rumor starts with Gizmodo and the effect of said rumor is well known (i.e. – stock drops) how could there not be malice in Gizmodo’s starting the rumor? I wonder if a court would be willing to hear this case and could Gizmodo afford to defend themselves?
I don’t think the Gizmodo article merits a response from Jobs or anyone at Apple. Steve should just go about his biz as usual and ignore it.
Steve HAS set the record straight. It’s these individual numbnuts who want their own record set straight. Believe you me, Steve will not respond to every Tom, Dick or Harry who wants an answer. It’s just like that woman who accosted him last year at MWSF, Violet Blue or something, he didn’t say a word to her after she rudely interrupted him.
@Marco
I seriously wish Apple would sue Gizmodo for reporting false rumors. They sue people for reporting on product announcements, I think this is far more serious than reporting that the new MacBook has Firewire 1600.
Gizmodo has once again proven that it is the single most irresponsible and untrustworthy piece of crap on the Internet.
Yes, it was the amazingly stupid Violet Blue, who’s massive ego is in indirect proportion to her brain.
Imagine being approached by every roach wannabee with a web site?
Not a surprise that Steve keeps a low profile in life.
The guy is the real deal, not like Gates or Bush or some such attention-seeking tosser.
Leave our Steve alone. Enough.
‘whose’, not ‘who’s’.
Thats what I get for attacking an innocent porn site proprietor…..
Whether his health is frail or not, what does walking into a yogurt shop and placing an order have to do with a medical diagnosis?
… that is, unless their door frame is really a PET scanner….
MDN MW: Need, as in “We need some facts here, folks.”
Yeah, this is the right closing-news for 2008.
In 2009, someone will probably climb down the sewer next to his house and analyze his urine to get a _definite_ answer.
I’m feeling sorry for Steve Jobs, healthy or not.
next, we’ll hear that SJ is eating full-fat ice cream and wearing a 30 gb Zune…
With the type of ilk that runs the SEC, the media, and so forth, Steve and his doctors could publish hourly reports, and it wouldn’t make any difference – the rumors would still fly and the shorts would still try to throw cold water on any AAPL resurgence.
The market manipulators have no interest in facts, only emotions that they can control.
My prediction – Steve pulled out of Macworld so it can be replaced by a annual “I’m still alive” Jobsworld. A yearly check is a good thing.
I think Steve jobs strategy is to never appear in public again.
Wiston,
I wonder how many people here remember that reference. Or how many even know what a Wawa is.
Happy New Year!
I hope they clean up all that trash around ESP on Corinthian so I can walk my dog without her spending the entire time trying to dumpster dive!
That’s my New Years hope – resolution to come later.
Love your take, MDN!!!!!
It cracked me up (Oh, forget it. It’s just too hard to tell!” when asked to decipher his ass from his elbow.)
Hilarious!
Ironic that we get better reporting from yogurt shop clerks than the analcysts.
Wow, we’re relying on yogurt sales clerks for medical updates on people. Scary…
But, but, Mr. Spamsite yesterday said that Jobs was coughing up blood in his lap as he was writing his post. Said to iCal him and everything! Oh, who can we believe? Who?!?
——RM
@Cubert:
Happy new year to you, too! Don’t expect anyone to clean up around ESP (or anywhere else) now that the city is flat broke. But at least something is finally happening at the Leaning Tower of Fairmount.
P.S. If you’re looking for a good Philly chat site, try http://www.philadelphiaspeaks.com. My friends and I used to post on phillyblog.com but it’s been overrun by nimrods and spammers. I go by Winston on both those sites, too.
Sorry, MDNers, for the completely off-topic side conversation.
Gee, and I thought Wawa was just a gas and potty break stop half way between Sault Ste Marie and Thunder Bay.
Who knew?