Jobs’s Legacy Evokes Edison, Ford: Rich Jaroslovsky
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This week’s news about Steve Jobs’s health should matter even to people who’ve never bought an iPod or a share of Apple Inc. stock.
Lacking information about Jobs’s latest illness, questions have focused on what his absence will mean for Apple. How deep is the management team that will run things while he’s on medical leave? What will the impact be on a stock price that’s made Apple one of the most valuable companies in the world? Are enough cool new things in the pipeline to sustain the company’s spectacular financial performance?