El día de ayer, miércoles 14 de enero, Steve Jobs envío un correo a sus compañeros de trabajo anunciando su ausencia temporal como director ejecutivo de Apple por 5 meses en lo que se repone su salud.  Esto a raíz de que sus padecimientos médicos son más complicados de lo que antes se había pensado.

En Apple Tim Cook actual jefe de operaciones cubrirá las funciones de Steve. Se preve por lo que escribe Steve que este de regreso en verano. Le deseamos una pronta recuperación.

Les dejo el correo original de Jobs a continuación:

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