AppleのCEO、スティーブ・ジョブズはAppleの全社員に対して、米国時間1月14日に以下のemailを送信したとのことです。

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

先日（MWSF 2009開催前日）の書簡では晩春まで療養するとのことでしたが、今度は6月末までと期限を明記しています。健康に関する問題が当初、思っていたよりも複雑であるとのことです。そしてCOOのTim Cook氏に日常業務を任せるとの内容です。しかしながら、戦略上の重要な決定事項についてはこれまで通り、CEOとして関わるとのこと。