The big news today for me is that Steve Jobs looks as healthy as ever. Yes he’s thin, but he looks good and his voice is strong. See for yourself. Watch the 30-second video below, taken from CNN’s live stream of this morning’s event.
This is NOT a man with six weeks to live. Long live Steve!
Leander Kahney is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac.
Leander is a longtime technology reporter and the author of six acclaimed books about Apple, including two New York Times bestsellers: Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products and Inside Steve’s Brain, a biography of Steve Jobs.
He’s also written a top-selling biography of Apple CEO Tim Cook and authored Cult of Mac and Cult of iPod, which both won prestigious design awards. Most recently, he was co-author of Cult of Mac, 2nd Edition.
Leander has been reporting about Apple and technology for nearly 30 years.
Before founding Cult of Mac as an independent publication, Leander was news editor at Wired.com, where he was responsible for the day-to-day running of the Wired.com website. He headed up a team of six section editors, a dozen reporters and a large pool of freelancers. Together the team produced a daily digest of stories about the impact of science and technology, and won several awards, including several Webby Awards, 2X Knight-Batten Awards for Innovation in Journalism and the 2010 MIN (Magazine Industry Newsletter) award for best blog, among others.
Before being promoted to news editor, Leander was Wired.com’s senior reporter, primarily covering Apple. During that time, Leander published a ton of scoops, including the first in-depth report about the development of the iPod. Leander attended almost every keynote speech and special product launch presented by Steve Jobs, including the historic launches of the iPhone and iPad. He also reported from almost every Macworld Expo in the late ’90s and early ‘2000s, including, sadly, the last shows in Boston, San Francisco and Tokyo. His reporting for Wired.com formed the basis of the first Cult of Mac book, and subsequently this website.
Before joining Wired, Leander was a senior reporter at the legendary MacWeek, the storied and long-running weekly that documented Apple and its community in the 1980s and ’90s.
Leander has written for Wired magazine (including the Issue 16.04 cover story about Steve Jobs’ leadership at Apple, entitled Evil/Genius), Scientific American, The Guardian, The Observer, The San Francisco Chronicle and many other publications.
Leander has a postgrad diploma in artificial intelligence from the University of Aberdeen, and a BSc (Hons) in experimental psychology from the University of Sussex.
He has a diploma in journalism from the UK’s National Council for the Training of Journalists.
Leander lives in San Francisco, California, and is married with four children. He’s an avid biker and has ridden in many long-distance bike events, including California’s legendary Death Ride.
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49 responses to “Steve Jobs Is Dying? Bullshit. Here’s Video From This AM’s Event”
BEST. HEADLINE. EVER.
He’s probably dealing with a nutrition problem more then anything else.
Does anyone have video of the crowd going nuts? I’d like to see that.
First of all, Long Live Steve Jobs!
That said, his present looks have nothing to do with his prognosis. I have quite a bit of experience seeing people with cancer, from children to the elderly and everything in between. If they choose not to go through chemo or radiation (as people often do if the prognosis is dire), they can look nearly as healthy as you or I on the day that they finally succumb to it. My grandmother died 3 years ago of cirvical cancer, and the day before she died (at 72) she walked 3 miles and cooked 2 meals. No one knew when it would happen, only that she had been given 6-12 weeks to live, 7 weeks before she died.
First of all, Long Live Steve Jobs!
That said, his present looks have nothing to do with his prognosis. I have quite a bit of experience seeing people with cancer, from children to the elderly and everything in between. If they choose not to go through chemo or radiation (as people often do if the prognosis is dire), they can look nearly as healthy as you or I on the day that they finally succumb to it. My grandmother died 3 years ago of cirvical cancer, and the day before she died (at 72) she walked 3 miles and cooked 2 meals. No one knew when it would happen, only that she had been given 6-12 weeks to live, 7 weeks before she died.
You guys need to face reality. That was obviously the body of a man fighting a losing battle with cancer. I applaud him for coming out, that could not have been easy for him.
Aren’t we all?
Why is the full keynote presentation so damn hard to find??
Anyone know where it is?
Steve Jobs is wearing BLACK sneakers! OMG. Where are his New Balance kicks? WHERE!?!?
I can only say that the man on stage was not Jobs himself and actually a well made robot made by Jony Ives. Bravo Apple. You almost had me there! <sarcasm></sarcasm>
I agree he mos presente then ver.
Have any of you people ever watched as a close family member or friend wither away from cancer? If any of you have, like me, I’m sure you realize this man is fighting a losing battle with cancer.
Obviously the national enquirer got it wrong, it was probably 6 months, not 6 weeks. But I’ll bet my house that he wont be standing on stage next year holding an Ipad 3.
I hope I’m wrong, but unfortunately, I’m almost positive I’m not.
hope he lives for ever ….
on apple site on ios device or on itunes on any device
Im sorry for not referring to you as Dr Kahney. I shall rely on you for a medical prognosis from people you have no business diagnosing from now on.
Remember that video of the last lecture by Randy Pausch? This could be the same thing. I’m glad Steve Jobs will pass away doing the things he loves while his company is at the very top.
(I would rather have him stay alive, but that is out of anyones control)
I think you hit it on the head. Obviously a long term problem with fats and coming up with a balanced diet in light of that.
So what is your exact of medical expertise and how long have you been treating Mr Jobs.
That’s what I thought. You have no clue anymore than the tabloids. So don’t pretend like you do.
Steve could live the next 20 years. Or he could be hit by a bus. Same as the rest of us.
The only point I would make is that he really need to buy some new shirts. Those are hanging on him so loose that it just fuels the whole “wasting away” talk.
Of course it’s a nutrition problem. He has no small intestine, due to his surgery, which removed most of his plumbing.
what about if you are wrong. Then you will loose your house. Be careful of what you say or you will draw God’s wrath on your household. Steve will have a turn around. He will leave because he is a good man.
I hope to see him fully recovered – even though I am not much of an Apple fun.
A good man?
This guy harasses his employees on an hourly basis.
Sure, they’re compensated pretty well for it, but he also doesn’t mind the people at FOxconn working their asses off and dying for his products. He is a genius in selling his brand, his name, much like Donald Trump. But wether he is a good man, only god can decide.
Can’t wait to get flash on my iphone. Im just saying!
Bet the author feels like an idiot after reading today’s article. Good job on getting your journalism degree for a community college.
Shame on you.
not the type of article i was expecting to read today