Shares in Apple fell more than 2% after stock markets closed last Wednesday, after Steve Jobs announced he was taking medical leave until the end of June. His email to Apple staff said that his health issues were 'more complex than he had thought'. Today, I read, he is considering a liver transplant.
In New Zealand this morning, Infratil announced that chief executive Lloyd Morrison is stepping down from the business for a period of medical leave, after being diagnosed with a form of leukaemia for which he has started treatment.
In 1990, I used to work for Apple. And only last week, Lloyd Morrison's name cropped up in a business conversation. Both men are first amongst peers.
It's quite easy to get downbeat in today's turbulent world. Their news does create some perspective.
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