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29 Jun 2009 19:57

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Biz, Tech: Yo, Steve Jobs: Welcome back to Apple, brah!

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  • Not much has changed since you left. The iPhone got a little faster, that single-body 13″ aluminum MacBook is called a Pro (and now has a Firewire port) and you have a new liver. Sounds about right.source
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24 Jun 2009 22:52

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Biz, Tech: Warren Buffett thinks Steve Jobs shoulda said he was having surgery

  • If I have any serious illness, or something coming up of an important nature, an operation or anything like that, I think the thing to do is just tell – the Berkshire shareholders about it. I work for them.
  • Warren Buffett • On what he would’ve done if he was having the kind of surgery Steve Jobs did. Jobs needed a liver transplant and got one back in April. But the world didn’t know about it until just the other day. Not that Apple particularly missed him: Their stock is up 60% this year, most of which he’s been out on medical leave. • source
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20 Jun 2009 03:45

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Tech: OMG OMG OMG STEVE JOBS GOT A LIVER TRANSPLANT?!? WTF?!?

  • six months Amount of time Steve Jobs has been off the job due to health issues source
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06 Jun 2009 11:18

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Biz, Tech: Steve Jobs could pump Apple’s stock up by returning early

  • Dude’s been recovering from illness. WWDC is Monday. Hmm. Steve Jobs, who sent shockwaves through the industry by taking medical leave in January, could find himself in a position of boosting his own stock if, as reported this week, he appears at the Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday rather than returning at the end of June. A new iPhone launch is expected, and possibly more. We’re excited already. :D source
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13 May 2009 23:44

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Culture, Tech: Steve Jobs has probably never had a portrait this cool before

Steve Jobs as art
  • Dylan Roscover’s Apple fandom knows no bounds. In this type-driven treatment, using classic Apple typefaces, Roscover looks back on Apple’s “Here’s to the crazy ones” ad campaign.source
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12 Apr 2009 11:09

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Biz, Tech: Apple fans, have no fear: Steve Jobs still runs the Apple roost.

  • At least that’s what the Wall Street Journal says. Jobs, who took a medical leave in January (which immediately sent their stock tumbling initially), is apparently still running key parts of the company from home, even if he’s not so heavily focused on the day-to-day operations at the moment. He’s still on target for coming back in June, either way. source
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24 Jan 2009 01:55

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Tech: A few top Mac milestones to note

  • They made the mouse cool At launch, the Mac was the first popular mass-produced computer that didn’t rely on keyboard commands to do everything. It focused on that clicking device that’s been a staple of computers ever since – the mouse. (Though they did hold onto that one-button thing for 24 years too long.) source
  • They made the mouse cool At launch, the Mac was the first popular mass-produced computer that didn’t rely on keyboard commands to do everything. It focused on that clicking device that’s been a staple of computers ever since – the mouse. (Though they did hold onto that one-button thing for 24 years too long.)
  • Popularizing GUIs Remember a time where you had to enter commands for a computer at a prompt? Of course you don’t. And if you did, you’re old. It’s because of the Mac that graphical user interfaces are now the way that people deal with computers. They borrowed it from Xerox, sure, but they also made it their own, before Microsoft stole it. source
  • They made the mouse cool At launch, the Mac was the first popular mass-produced computer that didn’t rely on keyboard commands to do everything. It focused on that clicking device that’s been a staple of computers ever since – the mouse. (Though they did hold onto that one-button thing for 24 years too long.)
  • Popularizing GUIs Remember a time where you had to enter commands for a computer at a prompt? Of course you don’t. And if you did, you’re old. It’s because of the Mac that graphical user interfaces are now the way that people deal with computers. They borrowed it from Xerox, sure, but they also made it their own, before Microsoft stole it.
  • First major Super Bowl Ad To launch the computer, Apple went bold, with a Orwellian vision of the future driving their first major commercial – a Ridley Scott-directed masterpiece that ushered in an era where the Super Bowl is just as much about the commercials as it is about who’s winning the dang game. source
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24 Jan 2009 01:40

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Tech: Happy birthday to Mac, happy birthday to mac …

  • 25th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh is today source
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22 Jan 2009 13:18

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Biz, Tech: Apple faces SEC dramarama over that Steve Jobs illness thing

  • What did Apple know beforehand? Investors are understandably wondering about what the company knew about Steve Jobs’ health before he took a leave of absence last week. So now the feds are looking into it, just to see if they did anything sketchy about announcing it. Jobs is a cancer survivor and is dealing with a hormonal imbalance that has made him lose a significant amount of weight. source
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14 Jan 2009 17:26

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Biz, Tech: Steve Jobs on medical leave? SELL! SELL! SELL!

  • -8% loss in Apple’s stock after the announcement source
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