Steve Jobs Goes Missing From MacWorld

Apple announced today that Steve Jobs will not being doing the keynote at the much anticipated MacWorld in January. Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will be taking his place. This news is certainly going to stir more speculation around Steve Jobs’s health concerns. Or its a tactic to clearly lower expectations on the show.

Apple also said they are no longer going to participate in MacWorld, which is in partnership with IDG. With consumer demand at an all time high for Apple products it seems they don’t think they need these types of industry events to build awareness of their products. Tomorrow wont be good for Apple’s stock (AAPL).

If I was Steve Ballmer I would be breathing a sigh of relief. Giving a keynote at CES two days after MacWorld would make anyone a little nervous.