This leads me to ask and ponder if Steve Jobs will come back to Apple. The optimist in me says that he will, but having lost someone close to me recently to Pancreatic cancer, I’m not holding my breath.

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Jobs was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer and had surgery to remove the cancer last 2004. Ever since then he’s been in remission until he had been getting thinner and thinner in the months prior to taking a leave. Some people say it’s a recurrence, while Steve’s official announcement about it was it was caused by a hormonal imbalance. Whether or not that’s true remains to be seen.

If Steve Jobs doesn’t come back, what would the world be like without him at Apple? I’m not worried for the immediate future. Apple has products in the pipeline and is set to roll them out in the coming couple of years. What happens after that?

Is the current team at Apple enough to keep the company going? I have no doubt about Tim Cooks’s operating capabilities. He has turned Apple into a lean, mean cash machine which has about 20 something billion dollars in the bank and no debt. I have no doubt in Johny Ive’s design capabilities. He has afterall crafted some of the most gorgeous computers that I’ve ever seen. Plus, the other people at Apple. They’ve all done a great job. The question that begs to be asked is do they have the vision?

With very little news about Steve lately, I’m starting to get worried. I do hope he comes back. I hope he surprises us at the WWDC and walks onto the stage. That would be awesome.

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Is Steve Jobs Coming Back?

I saw this on my breaking news updates and was immediately sadden. Upshaw was not only an amazing football player, he was also instrumental in advancing the rights of NFL players through his longtime position as the Executive Director of the NFL Players Association.

Upshaw played for the Los Angeles Raiders (and Oakland)
from 1967 to 1981. His numerous accolades include seven Pro Bowls, 11 All Pro nods, and a couple of Superbowl Championships. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.

He was only 63. For more information, visit ESPN.

Here’s some Upshaw highlights, courtesy of YouTube.

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R.I.P. Gene Upshaw