Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs

Posted by Leask on May 24, 2009
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Dear Apple Community,



For the first time in a decade, I'm getting to spend the holiday

season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld

keynote.



Unfortunately, my decision to have Phil deliver the Macworld keynote

set off another flurry of rumors about my health, with some even

publishing stories of me on my deathbed.



I've decided to share something very personal with the Apple community

so that we can all relax and enjoy the show tomorrow.



As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The

reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I

decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed

to become my #1 priority.



Fortunately, after further testing, my doctors think they have found

the cause—a hormone imbalance that has been "robbing" me of the

proteins my body needs to be healthy. Sophisticated blood tests have

confirmed this diagnosis.



The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and

straightforward, and I've already begun treatment. But, just like I

didn't lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my

doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I

will continue as Apple's CEO during my recovery.



I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I

will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I

can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple's CEO. I hope the

Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will

always put what is best for Apple first.



So now I've said more than I wanted to say, and all that I am going to

say, about this.



Steve





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[译稿]乔布斯给苹果社区的公开信



亲爱的苹果社区,



这是我在近十年里第一次与我的家人共度新年假期,而不是忙于准备Macworld演讲。



遗憾的是,我做出的让Phil主持Macworld演讲的决定引发了很多关于我的健康状况的不确流言,甚至还有文章说我已经躺在病床上垂死了。



所以,我决定与苹果社区分享一下关于我的非常私人的信息,这样我就可以放松地观看明天的演讲了。



你们大概都知道,2008年一整年中我瘦了不少。原因对我和我的医生的来说都曾经是个谜团。几周前,我决定查明导致我消瘦的根源,逆转这种不断消瘦的状况也成了我的首要任务。



幸运的是,在经过深入诊断后,我的医生认为他们已经找到了原因——是一种激素的不调导致了保证我健康的蛋白质的流失。先进的血检也证实了这个诊断结果。



这种营养问题的治疗是很简单和直接的,我已经开始接受这项治疗了。但是,正如我并非是在一个月或一周内立刻瘦下了这么多一样,医生预测,我至少要到今年暮春的时候才能恢复原来的体重。在恢复期间,我会继续担任苹果CEO的。



在过去的十一年里,我已经把我的一切甚至更多都奉献给了苹果。如果我已经无法完成担任苹果CEO所需尽的职责的时候,我会第一个站出来告诉我们的董事会的。我希望苹果社区能够在我恢复期间继续支持我,你们知道我永远都把苹果的发展放在首位。



好了,关于这个问题我已经说了很多了;我也就说这么多。



史蒂夫





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* 明早就能看到 Macworld 了,期待中ing。

* Apple 继续加油!

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