LooseSuits

From the Clip Steve Jobs’s Appearance Grabs Notice, Not Just the IPhone posted by Tyme:

In response to a question about his health Tuesday, an Apple spokeswoman said Jobs was hit with a “common bug” in recent weeks but he still felt it was important to participate in the Apple conference. The spokeswoman said he’s now on the mend with the aid of antibiotics.

I understand the concern due to his diagnosis of cancer a couple of years ago but to my knowledge, he had surgery and made a full recovery. What I find interesting is that Apple's stock is down. Of course the drop could be for another reason but it seems that Apple would not fair as well as Microsoft with Gates leaving if Jobs left.

I'm not an Apple follower but it seems if Jobs left or got ill their stock would tank. Is Jobs "that" important to Apple? I admit when Gates announced he was leaving I mentally "checked out" with Microsoft but the company still makes billions a year.