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Jobs to miss Apple shareholder meeting this week

Bloomberg is reporting that Steve Jobs will not attend this week's Apple shareholder meeting. That's not a big surprise -- Jobs' health has kept him from attending recent usual events, including Macworld earlier this year. But it is the first time in the over 10 years since he rejoined the company that he won't be appearing at the annual meeting.

Additionally, at this week's meeting, as usual, shareholders will vote on whether or not to re-elect Apple's directors to their one-year terms, including Jobs, though nothing is expected to change -- the company has remained strongly in support of Jobs as leader, even if they haven't talked about his health as much as some investors may have liked. COO Tim Cook will likely run most of the planned activities during the meeting.

We'll keep an eye on any news that comes out of the closed meeting (streams and transcripts won't be available, but there will be reporters in attendance), and let you know what we hear. As always, we wish Jobs and his company and family the best of health, and hope he is able to feel better soon.

[via CNET]

Bloomberg is reporting that Steve Jobs will not attend this week's Apple shareholder meeting. That's not a big surprise -- Jobs' health has...
 

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Rich

Look up "medical leave".

He's on leave. Yes, for health reasons that may be publicly relevant because it's a public company. But he's on a publicly disclosed leave. So of course he won't be at the conference call. Because you know what? He's on leave.

Leave it alone.

February 24 2009 at 9:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Stephen Lang

Sorry, but as a public figure and CEO of a huge publicly traded company, his health is a completely relevant issue for discussion. For the most part, it seems to have been done in a reasonably appropriate way (especially here at TUAW.)

February 23 2009 at 8:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
frank

be well, steve.

February 23 2009 at 7:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jason

Not to be even more insensitive (with a touch of conspiracy theory as well), but has anyone actually SEEN Jobs lately?

February 23 2009 at 6:31 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Travis

I saw him having lunch last week in SF with Jerry Yang. No lie. He didn't look a whole lot better but he's well enough to have lunch in a suit jacket with yang in a full suit!!!

February 23 2009 at 6:55 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Darren

He hasn't logged in to his computer in weeks, apparently, which could mean any number of things but probably means that he's simply unplugging from the grid, so to speak, as most people do when they take a break.

February 23 2009 at 6:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
(01)

I think it's incredibly morbid and insensitive to Jobs and his family to continue to plaster his personal health all over the place. He's taken a leave of absence which makes him just another person. I wish him and his loved ones the best.

February 23 2009 at 6:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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