Don't worry about Apple. Worry about Steve Jobs if you want to worry about something. The Macalope's pleased to see he's still on the board of Disney, he's chairman of Apple's board, and he's still an Apple employee. (Although the Macalope hopes the latter doesn't mean much because Steve Wozniak is still an Apple employee, too, and that guy's goofy.)

Jobs commits his tenure as head of Apple to posterity as perhaps the most remarkable turnaround of all time. For those of us who are long-time Apple fans, we owe him a debt of gratitude. For those of us who work in an Apple-related industry, we owe him our livelihood. From the rudderless hull of the company he helped create, Steve Jobs built an unprecedented organization that makes devices that delight customers and drive competitors (and pundits) to fits.

Few people can make such an amazing contribution to the business world once in their lifetime. He did it twice.

Thanks, Steve. Be well.

Now, if you'll excuse him, the Macalope's still got a job to do.