Well, it's been 6 months and 1 liver transplant since Steve Jobs initially took a voluntary 6 months leave of absence from Apple, and now Apple is confirming that Jobs officially returned to work today. According to Apple spokesman Steve Dowling, Jobs' transition back to Apple will see him slowly ease back into a full work schedule. For the time being, Downling noted that Jobs will work a few days at Apple HQ in Cupertino while working a few days from home as well. The return of Steve Jobs should be more than welcome news for investors who have been critical of the way Apple has handled disclosures pertaining to Jobs' health. More recently, investors have lambasted Apple for waiting a few months to disclose the fact that Jobs received a liver transplant. Interestingly, famed investor Warren Buffet even added his 2 cents to the discussion, and chided Apple for hiding what he termed were "material facts" regarding Steve Jobs and his future at Apple. There has also been a lot of speculation regarding just how involved Jobs will be at Apple once he returns, and while it might be too soon to make any predictions, Jobs' surgeon issued a press release last week noting that Jobs' prognosis was "excellent." With that being the case, we can only hope that Jobs will make a full recovery and soon be back at the helm of Apple 100%.

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