Introduction

Apple's thin and bookish chief operating officer follows an assistant through the corridors of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' Palo Alto home. The tech billionaire has advanced cancer his body is gone his arms and legs are mere sticks rigid at his side His voice is weak but seeing Tim standing near the door Steve lights up Hey Tim, thanks for coming by No problem, how are you feeling? How do you think? Like crap says Tim Cook. "I always said I would step down when I couldn't do this job any longer"  Steve Jobs tells Tim he will be staying on as chairman 'but trust me I'll be contributing just try and stop me.'