Daniel Lyons, who used to write the Fake Steve Jobs blog, has written up Real Steve for the 5 January issue of Newsweek, where Jobs is 34th in the Global Elite. (Barack Obama gets the top slot, while Warren Buffett is 19th and Oprah Winfrey 47th.)
There's no doubt about Jobs's success, but there are now questions about how long he's likely to keep running Apple. As Lyons says:
Sadly, Jobs looks a lot older than his 53 years, and even before he pulled out of Macworld, much of the buzz about Apple was focused on who might succeed him as chief executive. It's hard to imagine any mere mortal attempting to fill his shoes.
Anyway, it's good to know Real Dan is still alive. He hasn't posted any stories on his own blog since November 17, though there were some posts about Yahoo that were withdrawn. The Industry Standard story dated November 19 -- The Real Dan Lyons bails on blogging -- has proved to be true.
