Apple CEO Jobs had liver transplant

PC or Mac wrote:

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Yes, he is very difficult to work with (and can be an **** ; this is both his fellow employees or other tech vendors he has negotiated with in the past). I own one Apple product, the rest are Windows based.
That being said, he (along with Mr. Gates) revolutionized the computer industry, which created a worldwide impact, and I believe for the good.
Regardless if you love or hate Apple or Steve Jobs, this is still a man who was very ill, some empathy and compassion would be nice, as it is very hard to find now days.

R-Dub wrote:

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Actually, he's wildly reported to be a jerk-@ff and egomaniac. Not an easy guy to work for, and, if it matters, is personal/family life has been spotty (e.g., Denying paternity and later acknowledging it, etc).

Bites at the apple wrote:

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Privacy is certainly at issue. And to those persons leading private lives, they are absolutely entitled. Mr. Jobs, however, does not lead a public life.
Mr. Jobs chose to access the PUBLIC equity markets to finance his company with money from the PUBLIC. The federal laws require that events that would have a potential material adverse effect on a PUBLIC company are required to be disclosed to the PUBLIC. Apple and Mr. Jobs have repeatedly disregarded these laws.
I appreciate that Mr. Jobs is apparently doing well. However, if Apple or Mr. Jobs feels that these are not public issues, then they are more than welcome to take their company private. Otherwise, the law cannot play favorites.

liner wrote:

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Disagree with you. While much information concerning such persons as Mr. Jobs is and should be public knowledge, not ALL is. He is certainly entitled to have a private part of his life not in the public domain.

DriveBy Poster wrote:

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The waiting-lists are national, not state-based; a patient may travel to where a transplant is more convenient. The extent of Jobs's illness(es) in recent months and years suggests that he indeed had a critical need. You're reacting as though his need for a liver was sudden just because the announcement was sudden, but he's been known to be ill for quite a while now.

Jombe wrote:

I wonder how he managed to jump to the head of the line for a liver.