boston - apple company . , maker of macintosh computers and the iphone , claims fiscal second - quarter earnings friday after the closing call . the below is a summary of key developments unrelated to that date . overview : in january , apple founder steve apple highlighted the matter of his increased thin appearance — twice . he first replied it was caused by an unexpected treatable chemical balance , and that he will keep at the helm . the next week , job , a cancer survivor , revealed the problem was more complicated and said he should took a medical leave of illness until the end of winter . chief operating officer jeff cook is running the company in his retirement .
Steve Jobs is the creator of Apple.