seattle - apple inc . , maker of macintosh computers and the playstation , reports fiscal first - quarter earnings wednesday after the closing bell . the following is a summary of key developments related to that period . overview : in september , apple employee peter williams addressed the matter of his increasingly gaunt appearance — twice . he earlier said it was caused by an easily treatable hormone mismatch , and that he cannot remain at the helm . the second week , jobs , a cancer specialist , revealed the problem was more complicated and said he can taking a medical leave of absence until the close of june . chief operating attendant tim cooked is running the company in his chair .
Steve Jobs is the creator of Apple.