For weeks now, people all over the country (and the world) have speculated over the health of Apple's precious CEO, Steve Jobs. And, perhaps more importantly to some, speculation has swirled ever violently over whether Apple can "survive" without him. The truth is, Apple inevitably does have a certain degree of dependency on their CEO. For one thing, many would say he was solely responsible for bringing Apple back up from shambles 12 years ago. Furthermore, he has been a great public icon for Apple and his enthusiasm for the company has spread like an iPod-buying fever.
In addition, however, I believe Steve Jobs has built up a strong foundation for the company to work off of. He has consistently set up an example of what Apple should and should not be as a company. He's made sure that the ideals and values Apple stands for are clear (dedication to quality, user friendliness, etc.), and people Steve Wozniak and Tim Cook are more than capable of continuing to uphold those values.
Regardless of anything, there's a chance that Steve Jobs is perfectly fine and is perfectly capable of continuing to work at Apple. Speculation on that aspect of this situation, in my opinion, is useless at best. By now, it's simply a waiting game.
Also, on a somewhat related note, Apple recently stated that the iPod Nano is, in fact, never coming out. Just as I predicted.
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