Whatever people can speculate all they want. Steve may or may not be sick. Apple will continue to sell lots of Macs, iPods and iPhones.
Joe Nocera from the New York Times got a little call from El Jobso after the conference call. A typically (not weak) Jobs laid into the reporter and told him the details. No, it isn't cancer. No it isn't life threatening. The reporter asks why he can't tell the shareholders. Precedence?
On Thursday afternoon, several hours after I’d gotten my final “Steve’s health is a private matter” — and much to my amazement — Mr. Jobs called me. “This is Steve Jobs,” he began.