Jobs Letter a Temporary Salve for Apple

Don't count on Apple (AAPL Quote) chief Steve Jobs dashing onto the stage in a surprise appearance at the Macworld show this week.

Apple fans -- aware that Jobs was not giving the big speech -- held out hope that he might show up for a quick "hello" to put health rumors to rest.

But according to Jobs, his doctors have only now discovered the source of his weight loss -- a hormone imbalance -- so it's probably safe to assume he's looking even thinner than before. Jobs says he's begun a remedy to the nutritional problem but says that it may take until Spring to regain the weight. ...