스티브 잡스(Steve Jobs)가 전에 발표했던 건강상의 문제가 더욱 심각하다고 합니다. 그래서 6월 말까지 CEO의 자리에서 내려 오고 그 자리를 팀 쿡(Tim Cook)이 대신 합니다. 바로 밑의 글은 스티브 잡스가 회사 직원에게 보낸 메모 입니다:

Team,
I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. 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 addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

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.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve

위의 메모에서 핵심적인 부분만을 뽑는다면 다음과 같습니다.

I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought (이전에 생각했던 것보다 건강 문제가 심했다…)

I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June. (6월 말까지 회복을 위해 회사를 그만 두겠다…)

이 메모가 나온 후부터 애플의 주가가 7.3%떨어져 주당 $79.14로 되었습니다.

[출처: tech.yahoo.com, gizmodo.com]