FameCrawler : mac

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Takes Medical Leave

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:05:00 GMT

Amidst ongoing speculation about his health, Apple Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Steve Jobs said Wednesday he is taking a medical leave of absence until the end of June. Job's announcement comes just a week after he assured investors and employees that his recent weight loss was caused by what he called a 'treatable hormone deficiency.'

In 2004 Jobs revealed that he had undergone successful surgery to treat a very rare form of pancreatic cancer, but rumors persisted about his health. Concerns about his condition intensified after Apple announced in December that Jobs would not make his annual keynote address at this year's Macworld conference in San Francisco.

Jobs, 53, said in a letter last week that he would remain as CEO despite his condition, and said he had already started the "relatively simple and straightforward" treatment for the problem.

But in an e-mail to employees Wednesday, Jobs appeared to back down from his previous statements. "During the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought," he wrote.

"Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well...In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June."

The illness, not to mention the ongoing public and media speculation must be difficult for Jobs' wife and kids. Let's hope the next few months give him and his family the chance to deal with his illness and heal in private.

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Steve Jobs Heart Attack?

Whit Honea — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:24:00 GMT

Steve Jobs is the man behind Apple and Pixar and the largest shareholder of Disney stock. He has four children. One might say he's doing okay. Others might say he had a heart attack. It depends on who you talk to.

On Friday word started spreading that Jobs, who has lost weight recently due to undisclosed nutritional problems, had suffered a heart attack and Apple stock went below $100 per share for the first time since the introduction of the iPhone.

Apple has stated that the claim is "not true" and maintains that the health of Jobs is a private matter.

The SEC is investigating the source of the rumor.

I hope they're looking in boxes of free pizza for chubby guys in tweed.

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Seinfeld Says For $10 Million I'll Even Pretend to Love Vista

Karl Erikson — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:28:00 GMT

Jerry Seinfeld, the 54-year-old father of three and star of the infamous Seinfeld sitcom, is getting $10 million to plug Microsoft Windows Vista. Yep, Bill Gates is plunking down $300 million in a big advertising push to start airing on September 4, all in an effort to try and knock down Apple's series of Mac commercials. You know, the awesome spots where Justin Long (of Ed fame) portrays Macs as hip and cool (since they are) and John Hodgman as the inept and boring PCs (since they are). Word on the street is that Microsoft is also trying to woo Will Ferell and Chris Rock for the ads.

Many of my friends are self-proclaimed Mac snobs, but I am a stubborn hold-out for Windows. In my defense, however, I still use Windows XP and refuse to upgrade to Vista because, well, it's a big flaming ball of crap. I know - I've played with it and I'm currently inventing entirely new swear words while trying to fix a friend's computer.

So when I say that Jerry Seinfeld has a hell of a job in front of him, I know that I'm not the only one. Sure, Seinfeld still cracks me up, but can he do for Vista what he did for the "puffy shirt" or Junior Mints or older men dating teenagers? I don't know. He did act as the successful pitchman for American Express in 2004 in "The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman," but that was different. Most people don't taste bile when they say "American Express."

According to industry insiders, the new ads will revolve around the slogan "Windows, Not Walls," but I think it's a tall order for anyone to make Windows look good. Course, for $10 million, I'd do an ad campaign for heroin. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Best of FameCrawler: Week of August 8th

Whit Honea — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

Is Bernie Mac Dead?

John Edwards - Mistress, Love Child & Hush Money

Barbara Walters Wants Sherri Shepherd Off The View

Helena Bonham Confirms Her Baby's Name-Finally

Angelina and Brad's First Picture of the Twins! Meet Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt!

Pictures of Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt Faked?!

Pamela Anderson: Boob Shots Only Please

Alessandra Ambrosio Gives Birth?

Knox & Vivienne Here!! Photo!!!

First Pictures of Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt Mean Goodbye Brangelina

Ray Liotta Takes Karsen Shopping

Whit Honea — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:19:00 GMT

Um, that's pretty much it. Ray and Karsen shopping in Santa Monica. She's a cute kid.

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Do You Know this Celebrity Grandma?

Whit Honea — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:59:00 GMT

Take a good look at that face. The resemblance is uncanny.

That's because she's not a grandma! She's a mom! Yes, it's Kate Winslet.

Kate took a spin in the time machine known as the make-up chair for her role in a new movie.

I'm guessing she'll age a little better than Hollywood thinks.

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Family and the City

Whit Honea — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:37:00 GMT

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick took their son James Wilke out for a stroll in the wind. Bad hair days for all the family!

Did Matthew just buy a Mac Air or is that the world's cheapest murse?

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Spying on the Neighbors: 5-15-08

Whit Honea — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Land, ho!

Robert Downey, Jr.'s purse (ASL)

Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Jack Black promote Panda (Pitt Watch)

4-year-old Apple (Celebrity Baby Scoop)

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at Cannes (Celebrity Baby Blog)

Victoria Beckham doesn't sulk, she's just drawn that way (Fametastic)

Britney Spears and Mel Gibson on vacation. Together? (The Superficial)

Elle Mac.Fierce.Son(s)

Whit Honea — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:25:00 GMT

I know. Best. Title. Ever. See, Elle Macpherson was spotted at the Apple Store with her sons. The thing wrote itself, really.

Elle and her two boys Arpad Flynn Alexander Busson and Aurelius Cy Andrea Busson did a bit of window shopping at the store in London. What? They sell Windows for Mac, I've seen it. Of course it's like putting a lawnmower engine in a Porshe, but it can be done.

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Britney Spears' Blackout CD Commercial

Whit Honea — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:32:00 GMT

The commercial for Britney's new CD Blackout is now available. It's pretty funny really. The PR ~~person~~ army involved must have been having a shit-fit. They should have had Ashley Qualls make it. Sadly, it's not nearly as good as the "music is my boyfriend" ad.

However, they do make it sound like people want to hear it and they are rushing it for positive reasons. PR gets a bonus!

Let's see the Eagles top that.

Isla Fisher Surfs on Apples

Whit Honea — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:09:00 GMT

Who needs iPhones and internet cafes? Certainly not Isla Fisher. She just ducked into the Apple store to get her FameCrawler fix. Hi Isla!

I used to do the same thing, but my wife doesn't let me go in the stores anymore. I buy one of everything. It's like Costco for nerds. Wait, I've seen nerds at Costco too. They're everywhere.

Speaking of nerds, the baby daddy is Sacha Baron Cohen. I love it when everything comes together all circular like that.

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