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Andrea Jung Joins Apple's Board Of Directors
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Methinks you (like oh so many people posting) are much stronger on the tech side than for the business side....
Methinks you (like oh so many people posting) are much stronger on the tech side than for the business side....
Methinks he's just a rude something or other. I wasn't offended by any of the generally light-hearted humor in this thread, but that post has to take the cake as one of the more ridiculous and rather mean-spirited posts I have seen in awhile.
perhaps you ought to understand it before criticizing it?
ummm... what has apple been doing?
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Being English, you might want to bone up on climate science. Couple of items I pulled up on the internet.
You know, from the folks in "a world not famous for a grip on reality".
We like to call them scientists on our side of the pond.
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=12455&tid=282&cid=9986
http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn11462
Who has the bad grip on reality? I think you might be looking for a job in California for a long time.
Well, generally, I think people really are slighting her. Even the less successful CEOs of Fortune 500 companies tend to have a sharper grasp of marketing and sales than the typical man on the street. Andrea Jung....is successful. All the talk about pink Macbooks and whatnot tends to gloss over the factor that the woman's a shark among sharks.
(And having connections is important in the business world. Having a director who's director for other top companies is a definite plus for Apple).
I have really enjoyed reading the posts in this thread tonight.
As for me I don't know what more she is going to bring to the table. I already invite all my friends to my house to see what I can do with my macs and ilife programs. And I make sure to hand them catalogs of all apple products. Then I phone them up and ask them if they want to order a copy of leopard from me because I am going to turn my bulk order in to apple.
Seriously though, she seems pretty qualified, and if nothing else but her connections get NBC's The Office back on iTunes it will have been a good move.
Maybe she and Steve can end the writer's strike.
As for me I don't know what more she is going to bring to the table. I already invite all my friends to my house to see what I can do with my macs and ilife programs. And I make sure to hand them catalogs of all apple products. Then I phone them up and ask them if they want to order a copy of leopard from me because I am going to turn my bulk order in to apple.
Seriously though, she seems pretty qualified, and if nothing else but her connections get NBC's The Office back on iTunes it will have been a good move.
Maybe she and Steve can end the writer's strike.
Writer's Strike? where's your proof?
What writer's strike? I've seen lots of writers staying busy, like gifford:
-I also think that women often make superior negotiators. (or am I not aloud to generalize any more?)-
Generalize to your heart's content. I will too: Women who are superior negotiators are superior negotiators, and women who aren't... arn't (does that qualify as generalizing?).
As far as racist goes, it's my opinion that if you say chinese meaning the chinese bloodline, then maybe, but if you mean someone from china, well, then you're probably closer to a patriot (just don't forget our fellow citizens who are of the chinese bloodline).
And besides, I don't like anything chinese... except my wife... and a lot of the things she likes, and the afore mentioned fellow citizens :-D (oh, and chop sticks).
Hide behind humor? For those of us who are good at humor, that comment is like accusing a suicide bomber of hiding behind his bomb... think on that a while and get back to me.
Sexism? Clearly she's one sex, and many of us are the other. Sorry, but I'll never be equal to any woman nor vise versa. I'm told that I'm really good at math, so here goes: Man equals Woman is false (provable on many levels). And the differences are there for a reason. It takes all kinds to make this world work the way it was designed to work, so embrace the differences and make the most of them. Anything less is going to be.. well, less.
Man in drag? Uh... where do you hang out? Never mind, I don't want to know, really. I'm from Montana, and when we say drag, we mean with a tractor. Sounds like you could use more tractors so them guys could drag properly. You know, to peal off that soft outer shell and make real men of them, for the good of the ladies, then ladies like Mrs Jung wouldn't be mistaken for a soft guy due to no fault of their own. She's done well with what she's got. Better than what you can see is what you can't... I mean her skills... uh talents... well, if you're mind is clean, then you know exactly what I mean, and if not, then you probably never will. I've worked in Hollywood long enough to know where some of your minds will go.
Here's some more math. Boinking equals weak on business is false. Boinking equals stronger on tech... also false. The guy who suggests two extremely successful people are bonking simply because they're at the same company... well, that suggests a depraved mind, and probably hinders any strengths he may actually have.
Mr boink, take pleasure in the bride of your youth, and stop day dreaming about the brides that will never be yours. If you were man enough to be their husbands you wouldn't be known as Mr Boink.
Sense of humor? This guy's got one: You know, from the folks in "a world not famous for a grip on reality". We like to call them scientists on our side of the pond.
Science is where people who realize they don't have a grip try to get a grip. But to be fair, some of them have far less a grip than others, you know, like those who study environmental sciense, and if you don't believe me, just ask the other guy who said so.
And speaking of science. I'd like to make some suggestions for the
Apple with the Soft White over her head. How about iPhone get's a thermally powered generator, a washer dryer, and a couple jet engines so it'll be the device of every geek's dreams (except Mr Boink). Ok, I realize having one board member in common doesn't immediately mean the two companies will merge, but I really do like the idea of GE jet engines on my iPhone.. and maybe a way to stand on it to ride like a hover board.
Wm
P. S. My wife may be chinese, but she was made in Singapore; born and raised, primary language is English... or rather, Singlish, but it's not as melodious as it sounds, it's more like a chinese slant on british, very colourful, though sometimes melodious.
The "Mr. Boink" comments are left hanging on purpose to inspire deep thought.
For those of you who's posts I didn't address, I apologias, but there's apparently a writer's strike on, so I had to make some cuts to keep it short.
Maybe she and Steve can end the writer's strike.
What writer's strike? I've seen lots of writers staying busy, like gifford:
-I also think that women often make superior negotiators. (or am I not aloud to generalize any more?)-
Generalize to your heart's content. I will too: Women who are superior negotiators are superior negotiators, and women who aren't... arn't (does that qualify as generalizing?).
As far as racist goes, it's my opinion that if you say chinese meaning the chinese bloodline, then maybe, but if you mean someone from china, well, then you're probably closer to a patriot
(just don't forget our fellow citizens who are of the chinese bloodline).And besides, I don't like anything chinese... except my wife... and a lot of the things she likes, and the afore mentioned fellow citizens :-D (oh, and chop sticks).
Hide behind humor? For those of us who are good at humor, that comment is like accusing a suicide bomber of hiding behind his bomb... think on that a while and get back to me.
Sexism? Clearly she's one sex, and many of us are the other. Sorry, but I'll never be equal to any woman nor vise versa. I'm told that I'm really good at math, so here goes: Man equals Woman is false (provable on many levels). And the differences are there for a reason. It takes all kinds to make this world work the way it was designed to work, so embrace the differences and make the most of them. Anything less is going to be.. well, less.
Man in drag? Uh... where do you hang out? Never mind, I don't want to know, really. I'm from Montana, and when we say drag, we mean with a tractor. Sounds like you could use more tractors so them guys could drag properly. You know, to peal off that soft outer shell and make real men of them, for the good of the ladies, then ladies like Mrs Jung wouldn't be mistaken for a soft guy due to no fault of their own. She's done well with what she's got. Better than what you can see is what you can't... I mean her skills... uh talents... well, if you're mind is clean, then you know exactly what I mean, and if not, then you probably never will. I've worked in Hollywood long enough to know where some of your minds will go.
Here's some more math. Boinking equals weak on business is false. Boinking equals stronger on tech... also false. The guy who suggests two extremely successful people are bonking simply because they're at the same company... well, that suggests a depraved mind, and probably hinders any strengths he may actually have.
Mr boink, take pleasure in the bride of your youth, and stop day dreaming about the brides that will never be yours. If you were man enough to be their husbands you wouldn't be known as Mr Boink.
Sense of humor? This guy's got one: You know, from the folks in "a world not famous for a grip on reality". We like to call them scientists on our side of the pond.
Science is where people who realize they don't have a grip try to get a grip. But to be fair, some of them have far less a grip than others, you know, like those who study environmental sciense, and if you don't believe me, just ask the other guy who said so.
And speaking of science. I'd like to make some suggestions for the
Apple with the Soft White over her head. How about iPhone get's a thermally powered generator, a washer dryer, and a couple jet engines so it'll be the device of every geek's dreams (except Mr Boink). Ok, I realize having one board member in common doesn't immediately mean the two companies will merge, but I really do like the idea of GE jet engines on my iPhone.. and maybe a way to stand on it to ride like a hover board.Wm
P. S. My wife may be chinese, but she was made in Singapore; born and raised, primary language is English... or rather, Singlish, but it's not as melodious as it sounds, it's more like a chinese slant on british, very colourful, though sometimes melodious.
The "Mr. Boink" comments are left hanging on purpose to inspire deep thought.
For those of you who's posts I didn't address, I apologias, but there's apparently a writer's strike on, so I had to make some cuts to keep it short.
also a chair of GE.. who owns NBC, correct?.... is Jobs also trying to tap into possible NBC connections?
Quite a line up of directors (bar Albert Gore).
But is this Apples future..
It's quite sexy, I must admit
Personally, the fact that she's female would never even have shown up on my radar, except for the cracks about it made here. Not that I'm complaining, mind, and some of them really made me laugh. So thanks, folks, it's nice to know I can continue to count on MacRumors.com to make me laugh out loud.
While it's nice Ms. Jung speaks Mandarin, this really only means something if she's actually FROM (i.e. born and raised) in China. Otherwise, she'd be just as American (or, more to the point, non-Chinese in culture) as the rest of us, or the rest of Apple's board.
The fact that she holds a senior position at GE (the owner of NBC as mentioned earlier) is almost certainly an angle that Steve Jobs considered. At some point. Somewhere along the line. The question is simply a matter of whether he plans on taking advantage of that or not.
Personally, though, I think Apple is merely a stepping stone for Ms. Jung as far as her career goes, and any sensible person on the board or off of it (such as us folks) should already understand that point.
Before we start touting her praises or stoning her to death with pink fuzz-covered iPhones, let's see what the woman does (or doesn't do) first. Fair enough?
While it's nice Ms. Jung speaks Mandarin, this really only means something if she's actually FROM (i.e. born and raised) in China. Otherwise, she'd be just as American (or, more to the point, non-Chinese in culture) as the rest of us, or the rest of Apple's board.
The fact that she holds a senior position at GE (the owner of NBC as mentioned earlier) is almost certainly an angle that Steve Jobs considered. At some point. Somewhere along the line. The question is simply a matter of whether he plans on taking advantage of that or not.
Personally, though, I think Apple is merely a stepping stone for Ms. Jung as far as her career goes, and any sensible person on the board or off of it (such as us folks) should already understand that point.
Before we start touting her praises or stoning her to death with pink fuzz-covered iPhones, let's see what the woman does (or doesn't do) first. Fair enough?
First Andrea ; was the worst hire, and was told to TIM COOK when this was announced. Andrea is and was a fraud at Burberry and Donna Karen knew nothing and the only thing she excelled in is what happened here at Apple Loser and more and they awarded her money and stock it should be claw back - didn't do anything what so ever. She looks like what she did to Apple old and tired. The stores are poorly run, and the staff looks inferior and should be mandated to wear proper pants, shoes, and certainly not display their INK like it is appealing more like disgusting. Change the culture first and make it harder to work in the store, not how you look as the first point. I told this to Cook, and he didn't understand this maybe he has reached his boundary to excel and understand what really he has missed in this road trip to no where.No one will be able to say...
Things don't smell right at Apple anymore
Watches she couldn't do that would be the first thing that would have established she was a loser no knowledge of stores let alone technology
Did you mean to say Angela Ahrendts? She’s the one who came from Burberry and Donna Karan. Andrea Jung came from the pyramid company Avon.
Yes, Angela Ahrendts. I know Andrea Jung who was once married to Michael Gould Chairman Bloomingdale's.