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Steve Jobs Due Back at Apple, Perhaps at WWDC

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is scheduled to make his comeback this month, and some are speculating he will make his first public appearance at the Worldwide Developers Conference next week.Jobs took a six-month leave of absence in January to take himself out of the limelight and focus on his health — and to allow Apple to focus on executing product delivery. At that time, Jobs said his leave would extend to the end of June.

A survivor of pancreatic cancer, Jobs’ decision to step down followed speculation, analysis and finger-pointing around his health after he continued to lose weight last year. It was initially reported that a hormone imbalance was the culprit, but later Jobs admitted the issues were more complex than once thought. There was even a misprinted obituary about Jobs.
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June 5th, 2009

Intel Acquires Wind River Systems

Intel is spreading its software wings with the $884 million acquisition of Wind River Systems, which develops operating systems, middleware and software design tools for a variety of embedded computing systems. Intel said the company will become part of its strategy to grow its processor and software presence outside the traditional PC and server markets and into embedded systems and mobile devices.”This acquisition will bring us complementary, market-leading software assets and an incredibly talented group of people to help us continue to grow our embedded systems and mobile-device capabilities,” said Renee James, an Intel vice president and general manager of the company’s software and services group. “Wind River has thousands of customers in a wide range of markets, and now both companies will be better positioned to meet growth opportunities in these areas.”

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