Today's Outrage: Give Steve Jobs a Break

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I'm fed up with the obsession about the health of Steve Jobs and the constant intrusion of the world into his medical matters.

The man deserves a little privacy, especially considering he stepped down from an active role at Apple (AAPL Quote) in order to focus on his health.

Apple has been trying to protect Jobs' right to medical privacy. Sadly, the doctors who treated him haven't extended the same courtesy. I can only hope that Jobs authorized the hospital to provide some information to the public because honestly it's none of our business what happens between a patient and doctor.

I know everyone thinks they have a right to know about Jobs' well being because so much of Apple's success has historically hinged on his vision and leadership. And it does seem that Apple stumbled more than a few times in his absence.

But come on folks, this company is more than one man. Jobs didn't secretly invent the iPhone by himself in his garage.

This is a technology powerhouse filled with talented people who have demonstrated a more intuitive understanding of what consumers desire from their technology than Research in Motion(RIMM Quote), Nokia(NOK Quote), HP(HPQ Quote), Dell (DELL Quote) or pretty much any other company.

So either you have faith in Apple and the team Jobs helped to assemble there or you don't.

Let that guide your investment decisions and give Steve Jobs a break from all the undue scrutiny of his health.

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