Comments on: Steve Jobs' liver transplant: The second-day stories

By: gus, Perkasie, pa

gus, Perkasie, pa — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:37:15 +0000

It's easy to understand the secrecy before the transplant. News of the procedure could affect stock price and encourage insider trading. It's not easy, however, to understand the secrecy following the transplant. Lack of disclosure of the donor only fuels speculation. Was the liver from China, or was it obtained through rabbis in New Jersey.

Investors need transparency, so it would be appropriate for details to be disclosed at this time.

By: Captain, London, UK

Captain, London, UK — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:32:12 +0000

All I'm wondering now is whether we'll see a personal donation from Mr. Jobbs towards some form of cancer research.

By: Nobody Important, Memphis, TN

Nobody Important, Memphis, TN — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:42:14 +0000

I'm not sure why the local media didn't pick up on this story a lot sooner. They were tipped off multiple times from Memphian's who saw Steve Jobs at local restaurants and in a wheelchair at a local park with his nurse. Hell, I even saw his plane N2N landing the morning of May 7th at the airport when I was taxing on the runway. In March, I had a friend who was alerted that a house in Memphis was having some huge bandwidth installed. Turns out it is the house that Steve has purchased. So this has been no secret in Memphis. There is no good explanation to why they wouldn't follow up on these "sightings" and evidence of his presence here.

By: Juan, Mexico DF, Mexico

Juan, Mexico DF, Mexico — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:26:25 +0000

It is certainly sad for anyone to be sick and have to go through pain, stress and perhaps depression as Steve Jobs from Apple did. He is an example of courage for fighting for his life like that and at the same time making the most of his time working for a great company that makes lives easier, more productive and entertaining.

However Steve´s return to Apple (as a public personality or even spokesman) from his medical leave of almost 6 months is unnecessary or even just plain gross. The thing is, Jobs used to be the cool figure in front of the cool Apple. In the recent years Apple nutrured a cult personality around him. That image has been built on personality and showmanship, richness, success, intellect and cool gadgets that all contribute to some degree of sex appeal. The fact that Jobs went through cancer then publically lost weight and then went through a liver replacement is NOT cool at all. Perhaps it would be too challenging for the average customer to look at and beyond the facts. Perhaps it will be to costly for Apple to present a fit and healthy image of Jobs again.

By: Scott, Sacramento California

Scott, Sacramento California — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:20:18 +0000

Yeah I'll bet he patiently waited in line and in no way jumped ahead of the 'nobodies' who have waited years for a liver transplant.

I'm sure ALL of the rules were followed, just like they were for Micky Mantle.

Really, Jobs is just more important than you all waiting for a transplant. If you die waiting, your last thought can be how happy you are that Jobs got your liver.

By: Josh Goodall, Melbourne, Australia.

Josh Goodall, Melbourne, Australia. — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:48:24 +0000

Adding a little further to the crucial issue of that apostrophe, may I invite the naysayers to revisit their options after a little further research? In particular, I recommend the Chicago Manual of Style.

Notwithstanding the wild apostrophe in the opening paragraph – in a clause that does not use Jobs in the possessive – the claimed Fortune house style is jarring to those of us familiar with The Elements of Style or indeed with the house style of The (London) Times, wherein this form is commendably reserved for figures of religious significance or historical antiquity. viz. Jesus', Socrates', Hercules' et cetera illustrating a category of individual into which, despite his considerable contributions to date and the notoriously vocal intrusions of his supporters, I must venture to suggest that the estimable Mr Jobs does not yet fall.

Hope this helps. Always keen to see better style in print, or the electronic cousins thereof.

By: Michael, Ontario, California

Michael, Ontario, California — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:44:16 +0000

I have to say everything I am reading about this is increasingly disgusting to me. The guy has cancer folks. Give him some space. Give him some respect. He's already saved Apple. He's made many people into millionaires. He's given us great gadgets, computers and even movies (through Pixar). In the meantime everyone is concerned with the share price. You know what? He doesn't have a responsibility to shareholders beyond what he has done. There is a succession plan at Apple. There is years worth of product queued up for release. The share price has risen 65% during his illness. You are all selfish blood-suckers, representing what is truly wrong with America.

By: John Swift, Memphis, TN

John Swift, Memphis, TN — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:02:57 +0000

"It says something about the state of the news media today that it was a blogger in San Francisco, not a reporter in Memphis, who seems to have tracked down Steve Jobs's Tennessee whereabouts."….Yes! You are so correct. It says National Enquirer-style "journalism" has not yet permeated the Memphis news media. How refreshing.

By: Ted, MN

Ted, MN — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:23:17 +0000

This story was announced 2 months ago, so not sure why "now" it becomes a wild rumor. Steve is a force of nature, he'll be fine.

By: rsfinn, Mt. Airy, MD

rsfinn, Mt. Airy, MD — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:26:58 +0000

Conspicuously absent from the list of second-day stories is any mention of anyone applying some actual journalism to track down a source who could actually, you know, CONFIRM THE ORIGINAL STORY. Until then it's just a highly-placed rumor, isn't it?