Comments on: Apple and CEO Steve Jobs Entangled in Endless Speculation

By: Aviv

Aviv — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:33:38 +0000

@cake baker: I’m not going to say I agree with any “I told you so” nonsense… But the convergence of new media an old media has really reached a pinnacle when something like this happens.

Gawker Media is Gawker Media… Gizmodo is Gizmodo… CNBC on the other hand, is a different outlet, a mainstream news source. And as that, they have a responsibility to report unbiased information without being personally affected by the outcome.

After all, Jobs would give Jim Goldman exclusive interviews above all else after large scale media events, it was hard to believe his sources were simply PR reps. At least I would hope not.

By: jared

jared — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:28:26 +0000

I just refuse to believe he’s done. Refuse. I’d really like to hope he comes back.

By: smith

smith — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:18:43 +0000

I’m with ya. I feel more than lied to. I feel like new media is lied to. CNBC is lied to, and this furthers Apple’s HATRED of Wall Street and stupid, idiot pundits like Jim Goldman. I agree though, during those times he definitely “seemed” credible. Too bad it was all BS.

By: cake baker

cake baker — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:38:14 +0000

What’s pathetic is how people are trying to defend their fucking “sources” – COME ON FOLKS ! The man’s sick… Who gives a flying FUCK about your sources ???

By: Aviv

Aviv — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:35:51 +0000

I am sick of living with such an uncertain feeling about what is coming or happening. I don’t think that investors, shareholders or enthusiasts deserve this. I don’t think the people that supported Apple through thick and thin deserve this.

The people that own the stock for the right reasons, believe in the vision and understand the progressive pace of technology are being robbed due to media insanity and headline blitz. It’s a shame and as a shareholder, I personally feel lied to by Apple.

They have a responsibility, an obligation… Not particularly about Jobs’ health, but in general to look out for the shareholders and investors. Once that is compromised, an entirely new tone begins to manifest.

By: lucas

lucas — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:13:33 +0000

yeah, shame on Apple for trying to respect their CEOs right to a little frakking privacy. More like shame on the media. And shame on the stock analysts.The latter two groups are the ones that have turned Steve Jobs into some Tech God and have basically put out the notion that he is Apple. Not the hundreds of engineers, designers etc. It’s all Steve. Steve. Steve. Steve. Everyone else is just a hand puppet controlled by the all holy mind of Steve Jobs. Has to be or why else would the fact that Steve Jobs farted, much less has cancer or needs some time off to get away from the Media Whores that won’t let him be, matter to the value of the company.

Drop the value of the stock because of shitty products sure. Drop the value of the stock because the CEO took a shit, get a life.