Woz: Jobs sounds ‘healthy, energetic’
Wall Street Journal is reporting comments from Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak on current Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ health, who has been on medical leave since January in an effort to overcome some ‘complex health issues’ that have plagued him for at least a year.
With just a month to go before Jobs is set to return to the helm of Apple, Wozniak says that Jobs sounded healthy, energetic” in a recent phone conversation, tough “other Steve” didn’t directly question his old friend about his health, adding that he “doesn’t sound like he’s sick.”
Woz at an ‘07 book signing; CC-licensed photo by bangdoll@flickr via Cult of Mac
Jobs health has been a matter of intense speculation since last year’s Worldwide Developer Conference where appeared thin and wane. Although it has never come out exactly what issues are affecting him, it is widely believed that Apple’s CEO is suffering from post-operative complications of a rare and treatable form of pancreatic cancer.
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