This really shows how twisted the markets are now a days. AAPL posted record sales last quarter and the stock went down, AAPL says Super Steve is really sick and the stock goes up! Go figure.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today decided to “share something very personal with the Apple community”–in an open letter posted everywhere, like here at Silicon Alley Insider. Responding to persistent “rumour, speculation and unhealthy ghoulishness” about his health (says Stuff & Things) and to “stories of me on my deathbed,” Jobs writes that his visible weight loss has been due to a “a hormone imbalance that has been “robbing” me of the proteins my body needs to be healthy.

Steve’s no dummy. I applaud him taking this time to be with his family, and I’m personally quite happy to hear his weight loss appears to stem from a rather strange but reversible affair. While the keynote will be odd without him, let’s hope this puts a little water on the doomsayers out there. Steve’s not going anywhere just yet — so everyone relax this week and enjoy the spectacle at Macworld. [via TUAW]

BTW: on Moneytology OH means “Over Heard”. I got this information from someone else but found it relevant.  -doc