via Dave Caolo @ TUAW

As promised, Steve’s medical leave ended with the month of June. Last January, Apple announced that CEO Steve Jobs would take a leave of absense to deal with medical issues for approximately six months. Since then, we’ve learned that Steve had a liver transplant and today Apple confirmed his return.

“Steve Jobs is back to work. He is at Apple a few days a week and working from home the other days,” Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said. “We’re glad to have him back.”
That’s great news for the company and, more importantly, for Steve himself. There has been much noise about Steve during the past six months, including Apple’s future without him, who might take over and the company’s obligation to keep investors informed about the health of their CEO. Here’s hoping the din dies down and that Steve continues to enjoy a long and productive career at Apple.