March 5, 2008
Fortune true Hollywood story: Steve Jobs
Posted Mar. 5, ’08, 8:36 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Apple » Steve Jobs
There are things that we all don’t know about Steve Jobs. How, for example, does he take his coffee? Does he even drink coffee, or does he subside purely on the crushing waves of despair that emanate from his employees, post-belittlement?
Fortune writer Peter Elkind has put together an extensive article on everybody’s favorite CEO, with particular focus on two recent events in Steve’s life: the recent dispute over backdated stock options and Jobs’s 2003 diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Among the previously unknown details revealed is that fact that Jobs spent nine months after his diagnosis treating his cancer with diet (not a medically recommended course of action).
Apple director Levinson, who has a Ph.D. in biochemistry, monitored the situation for the board. He and another director, Bill Campbell, tried to persuade Jobs to have the surgery. “There was genuine concern on the part of several board members that he may not have been doing the best thing for his health,” says one insider. “But Steve is Steve. He can be pretty stubborn.”Steve stubborn? Good one! Next you’ll be telling me that Michael Jackson is seven kinds of crazy.
But it is kind of scary to see someone that influential take their health into their own hands. Especially, as Elkind points out, analysts have suggested the company’s stock could tank were Jobs to leave the company.
It’s an interesting read for all Steveophiles (which, I’m guessing, includes most of you), but I did roll my eyes a bit at the conclusion which was a little on the doom-and-gloom side: Apple’s stock has fallen, the company’s facing increased competition, yadda yadda yadda. At least he didn’t use the word “beleaguered.”
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Funny, I was just reading this story. Pretty interesting read indeed. But my favorite quote is from Jean-Louis Gassée (I love that guy): "Democracies don't make great products. You need a competent tyrant."