Extra: Steve Jobs se afasta da Apple por problemas de saúde

Em um curto email Steve Jobs anunciou aos funcionários da Apple que se afastaria da empresa até Junho, deixando Tim Cook, C.O.O. da empresa a cargo de suas atribuições.

Steve diz que seus problemas de saúde são mais complexos do que originalmente imaginava.

Com os mercados já fechados, só veremos a reação do Mercado amanhã, mas imagina-se que as ações da Apple sofrerão bastante com esse anúncio.

O texto original do email:

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

Fonte: NY Times e um zilhão de outros sites