Apple's Steve Jobs appears to unveil iPad 2 despite being on medical leave

 

Apple's CEO Steve Jobs surprised the public with his appeared at the debut of the iPad 2 on Wednesday. Jobs has been on medical leave since mid-January due to his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Some people say it was not good timing for him to make an appearance since it took some of the attention away from the new product and put it on assessing his health. But others think it boosted company morale and increased customers' confidence in the product since he is the revered face of the company.

What do you think? If you were in charge of Apple's public relations, would you have encouraged or discouraged Jobs' appearance?