LeaveOfAbsence Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Survey finds customers confident in Apple without Steve Jobs

by Dana Franklin (Feb 23rd, 2011)

If Steve Jobs were to step down as the CEO of Apple, what effect -- if any -- would it have on the likelihood of buying Apple products in the future? Research firms RBC Capital Markets and ChangeWave asked Apple customers this question in a survey conducted between January 31 and February 9. ...

Steve Jobs to take a medical leave of absence

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 17th, 2011)

According to wire reports, Steve Jobs sent out an email to Apple staff stating that he is taking a medical leave of absence. In the email, reproduced by BusinessWire here, Tim Cook is named as being in charge of Apple's day to day operations for an indeterminate amount of time; Steve will remain CEO ...