Mr Jobs has been described in the past as Apple’s best marketing tool. Today’s announcement shows that he hasn’t lost his ability to steal the headlines.

Here are some of the stories which would have been interesting news today, if Stevey J hadn’t sent that letter to the Apple board:

Microsoft Windows XP celebrates its 10th anniversary today

BlackBerry unveils BBM music service

Euro ban for Samsung Galaxy phone

Social network firms refuse to curb sites if riots flare

Google reaches $500m deal over drug ads

The Lion King 3D: bloopers and outtakes

Okay, that last one may be a bit of a stretch…