The stock gave up those gains, though, as the holiday rollout failed to include substantial surprises, notably the inclusion of Beatles music in the iTunes online store.

Instead, Mr Jobs touted a revamp to iTunes, now called iTunes 9, with $1.29 ringtones, whilst Jeff Robbin, vice-president of iTunes engineering, demonstrated the extras that will now come with the sale of a full album, including photos, lyrics and, in some cases, exclusive video.

Steve is looking very frail. I just picked up my Wall Street Journal a few minutes ago - he's on the front page looking very thin......

I suspect his earlier liver disease could be, in part, the cause of his thin condition, as patients with liver or pancreas issues aren't able to eat without getting nauseated. Medical marijuana is frequently prescribed for
the problem, which is fairly effective.