On reading too much into few words
Steve Jobs is taking medical leave. There are now about a billion articles online, including a gem from SFGate, where Henry Blodget claims this wording that Jobs used is “not encouraging”:
I love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon as I can.
Blodget argues:
those are not the words of someone taking a short leave who is confident he will be back at the company soon (or ever).
FAN THOSE FLAMES, BLODGET! FIRE THAT LINK-BAIT SKY-HIGH AND FAR AND WIDE! I DON’T THINK THEY HEARD YOU ON THE MOON!
Oops. I appear to have left out a link. TSK! STUPID ME!