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Jobs' Health Is a Matter of Public Interest, Whether Apple Likes It or Not

Actually, I don't agree that it's public business.

Just because the stock would take a hit - even a 25% hit - were Jobs to leave, doesn't necessarily mean that such a hit is based in reality. I don't think that the value of Jobs is 25% of Apples value. Yes, he's a fantastic CEO with gobs of vision, but the realignment of Apple has already taken place. The big part of that job is done. Does anyone actually believe that Apple will not be a major player - a bigger major player - in computing devices and mobile? Jobs big contribution was creating a culture that understands that consumers want simplicity and elegance in technology, and he's created a team of people who understand this implicitly. That's not going away.

So, Jobs is entitled to his privacy. And when he goes, he goes. Just because the market reacts doesn't mean that this is based in reality...