Jim Goldman: ‘Steve Jobs Is Fine. It’s Macworld the Expo That’s on Its Last Legs.’

CNBC’s Jim Goldman:

I can tell you that sources inside the company tell me that Jobs’s decision was more about politics than his pancreas. Sources tell me that if Jobs for some reason was unable to perform any of his responsibilities as CEO because of health reasons, which would include the Macworld keynote, I should “rest assured that the board would let me know.”

If the only news were that Schiller was subbing for Jobs as keynote speaker this year, I’d be more willing to entertain rumors of Jobs being sick. But announcing that they’re done with Macworld Expo, period, full stop? That’s not something Apple would do just because Steve Jobs wasn’t up to it this year.

★ Tuesday, 16 December 2008