I see that Steve Jobs, chief executive and mentor of the giant computer firm Apple, is taking six months extended medical leave. It is feared his medical problems may be related to a previous pancreatic cancer condition. Jobs' rise to fame has been dramatic. Having dropped out of college Jobs and his friend Steve Wazniac started Apple in 1976 from his parents garage in Silicon Valley, California. Jobs left Apple in 1985, following a power struggle, returning in 1997 as chief executive. Apple then went on to achieve spectacular success with it's iPod digital music player. The state of Steve Jobs' health will remain a matter of real concern for the Apple organisation.
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So much for the old adage "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
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