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This should go a long way toward quieting those persistent rumors that have put Jobs erroneously on his deathbed, and hovered over Apple shares like those horrible alien ships in "Independence Day."
I have said all along that Apple legally was not compelled to release any information about Jobs' health unless it had a material effect on his ability to run the company. It's a principle to which Apple has steadfastly clung, trying to draw a line between privacy and public relations, even at the expense of Apple investors clamoring for the company to do something to rescue them.
No news was good news, I argued, and that if Apple wasn't saying anything, it's because there was nothing material to disclose. It's a key point.
But in this world where every word is parsed and picked over, there was a growing
