Uber Oops. Bloomberg Publishes Steve Jobs Obituary.
August 31, 2008 by Guru
Filed under Technology
Gawker is gawking at Bloomberg’s bigtime blunder: inadvertently publishing a ‘test’ obituary for the guy with more than a few corporate lives: Steve Jobs. Jobs battle with pancreatic cancer and recent wraith-like appearance at the new iPhone launch has been the scuttlebutt among investors and fans for some time, with rumor-mongers pointing to such possibilities as Laurene Powell Jobs’ propensity for pushing radical vegan diets on her husband as the culprit.
Putting aside the utter macabre of it all, what’s fascinating is the list of Who’s Who to call upon :: shudder :: his expiration. On the hot list : ex-girlfriend and SV power player, Heidi Roizen; best friend Larry Ellison; Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak; Jerry Brown; Bill Gates, Al Gore; one of the first Apple evangelists, Guy Kawasaki; Nolan Bushnell and more of the industry’s luminaries.
Guru’s Note: As one who worships on the altar of New Products, Steve Jobs is indisputably one of my gods. His companies and his products tend to have nine endlessly intriguing and eclectic lives. Here’s hoping Steve does, too.
