For the first time, there was doubt in the minds of macboys alike, as to whether or not Steve Jobs would be well enough to take the stage. Among the various reports coming in, Dan Lyons mentioned that he doesn’t feel like continuing the Fake Steve Blog because of the real Jobs’ health1. There were even rumours of this event being the point where Jobs retires as CEO of Apple. And lest we forget, certain companies even have his obituary ready and waiting.
And as we all know, Steve Jobs is Apple, and without him the company’s future is shaky. Steve Jobs sneezes, and the company stock goes rock bottom. With no clear successor to take on the job as CEO, Apple’s future rests upon Jobs’ health.
Rest assured, Jobs turned up at the keynote alright, started off with his nice little message, and then single handedly drilled through the keynote. That is, not considering the small bit where Schiller was called in to rave about the iPod Touch games. Whether Steve is really fine or not, we will never know. He did still look skinny as he did at the WWDC back in June. One can only pray and hope for the best, that our beloved iCEO may grace many a keynotes ahead of us.
