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Why do you think he chose to come out now?

tux3 12y ago
Perhaps because everyone who cares/matters already knew, there isn't really a point in denying or hiding it anymore. A month or two ago some journalist accidentally said it on air if I remember correctly.
- aaronharnly 12y ago
  Yes, it was a rather dramatic moment on CNBC, with a columnist discussing the fact that no CEO of a major company was willing to be mentioned as gay: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnbc-panel-goes-awkwardly-silent-when-host-outs-apple-ceo-as-gay/ http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnbc-panel-goes-awkwardly-silent-...
- aikah 12y ago
  Yep on CNBC i believe( I hate that channel,it's just ridiculous). What was stupid is that one journalist said T.Cook was gay,others insisted he wasnt.Like "noooooooooooo he's not!" multiple times. That sums up the whole NBC network for me. Frankly,nobody cared about Jobs sexual life,and he did a good job at shielding his family from the media frenzy.
  - calvin_c 12y ago
    I'm pretty sure the reporter said that Tim Cook was open about being guy, which led to everyone reminding him that he isn't, in fact, open about it.
  - aaronbrethorst 12y ago
    > Frankly, nobody cared about Jobs sexual life Uh, yeah they did. The Lisa Brennan-Jobs paternity thing was a serious black eye for Steve. https://www.google.com/search?q=steve+jobs+paternity https://www.google.com/search?q=steve+jobs+paternity
kelvin0 12y ago
It seems like a legit question, why down voted?
- ABS 12y ago
  because it's explained in the article...
  - kelvin0 12y ago
    So the portrait painted by the article and it contents should always be taken at face value, without any nuances or context?Wouldn't that make the reader uncritical or even naive?
Void_ 12y ago
Steal attention from Microsoft Band? :-)
- lmedinas 12y ago
  And make the "Apple" brand away from PRISM, NSA and others not to mention that they want to keep the "cool" and "open" words attached to the "Apple" brand as well. Of course with all due respect to Tim Cook which opened for the first time and will probably inspire other people. But to me everything is connected. EDIT: For those who downvoted please explain what's wrong in this comment.
  - kelvin0 12y ago
    We should start our own club, I feel your pain ... ;-)
Shivetya 12y ago
honestly I could care less. I really just don't care who is gay or not. I really don't give one whit to those who think its some special event when they do. your personal life, keep it personal, its no one's business and it certainly is not something to exploit for personal gain or to guilt another with
- SG- 12y ago
  You either didn't read the article or simply failed to understand from the article why he did it. He's not trying to exploit anything for himself or his company but instead of the betterment of minorities.

tux3 12y ago

Perhaps because everyone who cares/matters already knew, there isn't really a point in denying or hiding it anymore. A month or two ago some journalist accidentally said it on air if I remember correctly.

aaronharnly 12y ago
Yes, it was a rather dramatic moment on CNBC, with a columnist discussing the fact that no CEO of a major company was willing to be mentioned as gay: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnbc-panel-goes-awkwardly-silent-when-host-outs-apple-ceo-as-gay/ http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnbc-panel-goes-awkwardly-silent-...
aikah 12y ago
Yep on CNBC i believe( I hate that channel,it's just ridiculous). What was stupid is that one journalist said T.Cook was gay,others insisted he wasnt.Like "noooooooooooo he's not!" multiple times. That sums up the whole NBC network for me. Frankly,nobody cared about Jobs sexual life,and he did a good job at shielding his family from the media frenzy.
- calvin_c 12y ago
  I'm pretty sure the reporter said that Tim Cook was open about being guy, which led to everyone reminding him that he isn't, in fact, open about it.
- aaronbrethorst 12y ago
  > Frankly, nobody cared about Jobs sexual life Uh, yeah they did. The Lisa Brennan-Jobs paternity thing was a serious black eye for Steve. https://www.google.com/search?q=steve+jobs+paternity https://www.google.com/search?q=steve+jobs+paternity

kelvin0 12y ago

It seems like a legit question, why down voted?

ABS 12y ago
because it's explained in the article...
- kelvin0 12y ago
  So the portrait painted by the article and it contents should always be taken at face value, without any nuances or context?Wouldn't that make the reader uncritical or even naive?

Void_ 12y ago

Steal attention from Microsoft Band? :-)

lmedinas 12y ago
And make the "Apple" brand away from PRISM, NSA and others not to mention that they want to keep the "cool" and "open" words attached to the "Apple" brand as well. Of course with all due respect to Tim Cook which opened for the first time and will probably inspire other people. But to me everything is connected. EDIT: For those who downvoted please explain what's wrong in this comment.
- kelvin0 12y ago
  We should start our own club, I feel your pain ... ;-)

Shivetya 12y ago

honestly I could care less. I really just don't care who is gay or not. I really don't give one whit to those who think its some special event when they do. your personal life, keep it personal, its no one's business and it certainly is not something to exploit for personal gain or to guilt another with

SG- 12y ago
You either didn't read the article or simply failed to understand from the article why he did it. He's not trying to exploit anything for himself or his company but instead of the betterment of minorities.