Re: [WinMac] Peace on Earth -- Pertaining to Gil Amelio
John W. McCarthy(jwmcmac[at]flash.net)
Fri, 26 Mar 1999 00:35:30 -0600
Darron,
Hopefully these side comments about Apple history won't hurt the list .
. .
. . . but they are off the "networking" topic so go on to the next
message if you are in a hurry
. . . and please forgive the intrusion.
Thanks for your comment, Darron. I did not know that. Truly, Apple's
story has been one of seeming miracles.
And thanks for giving Amelio credit for something. I, also, was
thinking more along the lines of his having some good CEO capabilities .
. .
I'm glad Jobs came back . . . and by a miracle of coincidence it was in
almost a direct reversal of the way he left. Jobs hired the man
(Spindler?) that came in and fired him. Jobs came in as Amelio's man
and fired Amelio (sort of) -- but gave him a very good severance.
I'm not sure Amelio didn't have something along these lines in mind
anyway. I still think he did some very necessary good for Apple at the
time. But I respect your insider comments.
Now if only Jobs can work Apple back to a higher pinnacle than it
started at . . . and the Mac faithful can live happily ever after . . .
sharing alike with their Wintel brothers and sisters (I am overdoing it
a bit . . . in fun . . . ;).
Kelly
> Subject: Re: [WinMac] Peace on Earth to Men of Good Will.
> From: "Darron Spohn" <dspohn@clicknet.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 07:18:20 -0800
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> > Jobs has done better than anyone thought he possibly could. I think the
> > guy before Jobs (forgot his name, darn it) did an excellent job getting
> > the company through the absolutely most fragile time in Apple's history.
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> That would be Gil Amelio. Looking at it from the outside it may appear
> Amelio did a good job. However, I worked at Apple through the Spindler and
> Amelio years, and can truthfully say Apple would be out of business by now
> if Jobs had not pulled off his palace coup and kicked Amelio's
> self-righteous ass out the door.
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> The worst part of it is that Amelio did a hell of a lot better job as CEO
> than did Spindler. Don't even get me started on that Pepsi guy.
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> Given Apple's incompetence at the top spot for so many years it is a
> miracle
> the company survived long enough for Jobs to come back and rescue his baby.
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> --
> Darron Spohn
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