iPad 2 arrives, but Jobs not yet done at Apple

SAN FRANCISCO: The crowds braved the chilly winter rain as they queued up for the iPad 2's launch, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts, in downtown San Francisco. Their attention was as much on the creator as it was on his new creation . The question on everyone's minds: "Will Steve Jobs be here for the launch?"

Jobs, whose continuous health woes have been the object of much speculation, is currently on an indefinite medical leave. This is his third such absence since 2004 when he was diagnosed with a rare, almost incurable form of pancreatic cancer. A frail looking Jobs did make an entry to an ecstatic welcome, putting rumours about his health to rest. "I didn't want to miss today," Apple's iconic Co-Founder and CEO said as he unveiled its new tablet .

Ever since Jobs went on his last medical leave in January, the focus has been more on who would succeed the legend, and less on the innovation that his company is known for. At Apple's annual shareholders meeting on February 23, shareholders had demanded to know who would succeed Jobs. Jobs was absent there and Tim Cook, Apple's COO and acting CEO, sat on Jobs' stool onstage. The rumour mill took that as the signal that he is the heir-apparent.
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