Letter from Steve

아, 정말..
남들이 저보고 애플 빠돌이라고 할 때는
"그렇지 않아!"라고 (소심하게) 반박하곤 했는데,
오늘 느꼈습니다. 스티브 잡스 빠돌이 맞나봅니다. TT

이 아저씨, 건강이 안 좋잖아요?
내일부터(오늘부턴가) 샌프란시스코에서 맥월드 시작인데,
예산이 안 되어서 가려다가 못 갔지만,
올해 처음으로 키노트를 후임자에게 넘겨준다 했죠.
그리고 본인은 건강 치료 중이라고
이렇게 애플 사이트에 편지를 남겼군요.

남의 회사 CEO보면서 이렇게 쾌유를 기원해보긴 또 처음입니다.
부디, 건강해져서.. 그 경이로운 비즈니스 능력과
완성도 높은 제품을 계속 만들어주길 바라게 되네요.

이런 말 하면 (또) 욕 먹겠지만..
가끔은 이런 사람과 같은 시대를 살면서
신화적인 비즈니스 사례들을 실시간으로 목도한다는 사실이
굉장히 뿌듯할 때도 있습니다.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2009/01/05sjletter.html

Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Dear Apple Community,

For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld keynote.

Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even publishing stories of me on my deathbed.

I’ve decided to share something very personal with the Apple community so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.

As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.

Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found the cause—a hormone imbalance that has been “robbing” me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have confirmed this diagnosis.

The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I’ve already begun treatment. But, just like I didn’t lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery.

I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first.

So now I’ve said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to say, about this.

Steve