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It's idiotic statements like these that make you a hoot to read.]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:34:24 -0500
It's idiotic statements like these that make you a hoot to read.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/166974-apple-vs-microsoft-who-will-bring-the-ideal-mobile-productivity-device?source=feed#comment-718528 718528 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:13:39 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/150920-the-mac-vs-pc-debate-was-never-clearer?source=feed#comment-600808 600808
There's an old joke:
Q. What's the difference between a porcupine and a Porsche?
A. The porcupine has the pricks on the outside.


On Jul 23 04:11 PM Gamechanger wrote:

> The only point I would add is that you don't see Porsche owners running
> around like elitist bores brow beating Camry owners for owning a
> less expensive car. ]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:11:49 -0400
There's an old joke:
Q. What's the difference between a porcupine and a Porsche?
A. The porcupine has the pricks on the outside.


On Jul 23 04:11 PM Gamechanger wrote:

> The only point I would add is that you don't see Porsche owners running
> around like elitist bores brow beating Camry owners for owning a
> less expensive car. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/143199-big-in-japan-apple-retail-experience?source=feed#comment-547007 547007 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:44:17 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/117819-ominous-drop-in-sales-bodes-ill-for-more-than-just-apple-barron-s?source=feed#comment-372847 372847 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:46:49 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/115941-apple-35-000-wicked-smart-people-will-keep-things-humming?source=feed#comment-364216 364216
On Jan 22 11:46 AM Buffeted wrote:
> Also, I personally disagree that Apple can keep up the act without
> SJ. We wont know for some time though. Cook is a good operations
> manager, but there's no one else at the company with the all around
> genious of SJ, and he's hired a lot of great talent to contribute,
> while staying out of his way when it comes to vision. Still a good
> company, but a different company.]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:01:07 -0500
On Jan 22 11:46 AM Buffeted wrote:
> Also, I personally disagree that Apple can keep up the act without
> SJ. We wont know for some time though. Cook is a good operations
> manager, but there's no one else at the company with the all around
> genious of SJ, and he's hired a lot of great talent to contribute,
> while staying out of his way when it comes to vision. Still a good
> company, but a different company.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/99562-can-anything-displace-the-iphone-in-consumer-s-eyes?source=feed#comment-280976 280976 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:11:14 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/93225-why-apple-stock-is-poised-to-go-flat-at-best?source=feed#comment-242182 242182
"If you don't think that smart executives in Apple are planning for the long term - after Steve you aren't clear about the level of management. What bothers you and many is that Apple won't tell you in advance."

This is the truth and this is what unnerves the naysayers. And while the perception of him not being able to lead the company in case of some health issue would affect the stock price, in the April issue of Fortune, Steve Jobs did say this:

"When you hire really good people, you have to give them a piece of the business and let them run with it... The reason you're hiring them is because you're going to give them the reins. I want [them] as making good or better decisions than I would. So the way to do that is to have them know everything, not just in their part of the business but in every part of the business. So what we do every Monday is we review the whole business... All the stuff in development, we review. And we do it every single week."

Does that sound like a company that can't mount a succession plan? I don't think so. Time to change perceptions.
]]> Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:07:31 -0400
"If you don't think that smart executives in Apple are planning for the long term - after Steve you aren't clear about the level of management. What bothers you and many is that Apple won't tell you in advance."

This is the truth and this is what unnerves the naysayers. And while the perception of him not being able to lead the company in case of some health issue would affect the stock price, in the April issue of Fortune, Steve Jobs did say this:

"When you hire really good people, you have to give them a piece of the business and let them run with it... The reason you're hiring them is because you're going to give them the reins. I want [them] as making good or better decisions than I would. So the way to do that is to have them know everything, not just in their part of the business but in every part of the business. So what we do every Monday is we review the whole business... All the stuff in development, we review. And we do it every single week."

Does that sound like a company that can't mount a succession plan? I don't think so. Time to change perceptions.
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