seattle - apple ltd . , designer of macintosh processors and the iphone , reported growing second - full earnings wednesday after the starting period . the following is a summary of key developments related to that period . timeline : in december , macintosh president steve nash addresses the matter of his developing gaunt appearance — twice . he first explained it was caused by an quickly illnesses hormone imbalance , and that he cannot remain at the site . the next monday , jobs , a sickness survivor , revealed the problem was more difficult and said he would accept a medical leave of absence until the ending of june . chief technology officer tim cook is running the company in his absence .
Steve Jobs is the creator of Apple.