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| Medical leave for Apple boss Jobs | Medical leave for Apple boss Jobs |
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| Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is to take medical leave until the end of June, saying his health issues were more complex than he first thought. | Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is to take medical leave until the end of June, saying his health issues were more complex than he first thought. |
| Mr Jobs revealed last week he was being treated for a "hormone imbalance" but was staying on as the firm's head. | Mr Jobs revealed last week he was being treated for a "hormone imbalance" but was staying on as the firm's head. |
| Chief operating officer Tim Cook will stand in while Mr Jobs is away. | Chief operating officer Tim Cook will stand in while Mr Jobs is away. |
| Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, Mr Jobs had appeared increasingly gaunt at recent public appearances, sparking rumours about his health. | Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004, Mr Jobs had appeared increasingly gaunt at recent public appearances, sparking rumours about his health. |
| Speculation about his health had intensified since December, after Apple said Mr Jobs would not be making his annual keynote address at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. | Speculation about his health had intensified since December, after Apple said Mr Jobs would not be making his annual keynote address at the Macworld conference in San Francisco. |
| Directors' support | Directors' support |
| In an email to employees on Wednesday, Mr Jobs said: "In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health... I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June. During the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought. Steve Jobs Valley reacts to Jobs news | In an email to employees on Wednesday, Mr Jobs said: "In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health... I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June. During the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought. Steve Jobs Valley reacts to Jobs news |
| "As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan." | "As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan." |
| In last week's statement, Mr Jobs said doctors thought they had found the cause for his weight loss: "a hormone imbalance that has been robbing me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy". | In last week's statement, Mr Jobs said doctors thought they had found the cause for his weight loss: "a hormone imbalance that has been robbing me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy". |
| Apple's board said it was giving him "complete and unwavering support". | Apple's board said it was giving him "complete and unwavering support". |
| Apple's share price fell following the announcement, showing how closely the company's fortunes are still identified with the person who helped create it, says the BBC's Greg Wood in New York. | Apple's share price fell following the announcement, showing how closely the company's fortunes are still identified with the person who helped create it, says the BBC's Greg Wood in New York. |
| Mr Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976, but left in 1985 to start another computer venture. | Mr Jobs co-founded Apple in 1976, but left in 1985 to start another computer venture. |
| He returned to Apple in 1997 and became full-time chief executive once again in 2000. | He returned to Apple in 1997 and became full-time chief executive once again in 2000. |