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It was almost exactly two years ago that Steve Jobs took a leave of absence for health reasons from his job as Chief Executive of Apple Computer. Back then all three newscasts assigned a correspondent to cover it: ABC used Neal Karlinsky, CBS used Anthony Mason and NBC consulted CNBC, who assigned Maria Bartiromo. Back then Jobs was given credit for inventing the iPhone and the iPod. "Analysts say Jobs is Apple," declared ABC's Karlinsky. "To investors, Steve Jobs is Apple, CBS' Mason chimed in.
Now, Jobs takes a leave of absence for health reasons from his job as Chief Executive of Apple Computer. All three newscasts assigned a correspondent to cover it: ABC used Karlinsky, CBS used Mason and NBC consulted CNBC, who assigned Jon Fortt. Jobs gets credit for inventing the iPad and the iPhone and the iPod. "Few companies' fortunes are as closely tied to their CEO as Apple," averred ABC's Karlinsky. How did CBS' Mason put it? "No other CEO is more closely tied to his company's success than Steve Jobs."
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