Steve Jobs on Medical Leave until June

After many rumors about Steve Job’s health being the reasons for him ducking out of the Macworld Keynote, it looks like he’s officially made a statement. Turns out his previous “Hormonal Imbalance” was more complex than he previously thought. Here’s the letter that Apple published:

Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve

So Steve will probably be coming back right before WWDC, when Apple will be announcing it’s new products (*cough* iPhone Nano). If you happen to have any stock in Apple then you probably noticed that it took a hit today (-2.38), but then again when does the stock market not drop these days.

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