And we can thank Steve Jobs for delivering it to us (while we're at it, let's thank him for this beautifully contorted pose at his keynote address). The recent woes about Steve's health have finally been buried: Steve Jobs does not have a recurrence of cancer.
Joe Nocera, the NYT reporter who criticized the Savior-in-Chief and his employer for not revealing what he (and a lot of other people) considered to be notable information for shareholders, got a virtual, geotagged slap in the face from iSteve. To some degree, I agree; with a company so reliant on its founder and main creative force, detriment to his health, or any risk of early retirement, is an event that could impact the performance of the company. On the other hand, it is indeed our right as human beings to maintain confidentiality over our medical records...one of the few liberties still upheld today. So, is the risk of thousands of shareholder lawsuits worth it to keep the lid on a can of worms threatening our very civil and human liberties? Probably. I'm just glad Steve's OK and it didn't come to that.
Oh, by the way, Steve's opening line to Nocera: "This is Steve Jobs. You think I’m an arrogant [expletive] who thinks he’s above the law, and I think you’re a slime bucket who gets most of his facts wrong." Nice.
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