Yea...its like pray to "our" god "big steve". Kinda pathetic since you should sing that when person is present.
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Apple Shareholder Meeting Notes: Directors Reelected, No Change in Jobs' Plans
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Yea...its like pray to "our" god "big steve". Kinda pathetic since you should sing that when person is present.
Why? once he is dead the company will be better off, his Jim Jones type of rein must end!
I raise you a:
The lights go dim and Steve walks back out on stage carrying a large pitcher of Kool Aid and says "one more thing"
In a few minutes we will be passing out the new iCups so drink up folks.
LOL you fools!
This is what I thought of…
shudder… all hail the Great Absent Leader. Apple just gets weirder and weirder…
I do agree.The whole thing sounds so "1984". Kinda scary.
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It is good to hear that plans haven't changed for Steve but I still think that he won't be back to Apple in the capacity that he was if at all.
It is good to hear that plans haven't changed for Steve but I still think that he won't be back to Apple in the capacity that he was if at all.
I just read the account of the person who was able to sneak in a wireless device. I can see why they ban all electronic devices from their meetings. It was a very strange meeting to say the least.
Not to the same extent as the Kool Aid. This thread for example, I would guess it is about 3 to 1 people who blindly believe what Apple says (or have impossible super-human expectations for the company) versus those that question what Apple says.
For example, I saw only one post that questioned SJ's return in June... versus well more than 3 that expect it.
I am of the skeptical nature. Apple has not proved that they are in any way reliable when reporting on SJs health. I wish no ill of anyone, but I do not believe you will see him in the CEO chair again.
Only you have to admit that Apple is becoming more bizarre then MS and that says a lot when you think back to some of the things Ballmer has said or done.
Arguing about who is a socialist at a shareholder meeting and singing Happy Birthday to their holy leader who is absent? Sorry that borders on wacky to me.
Is it HIS company?
I thought that Apple's shareholders actually owned it.
Anyways, the shareholders seem like a very sheepish bunch; they'll follow along with whatever the Supreme Soviet, err, Apple's Board of Directors say.
Any issues they may have will be swept aside in June when General Secretary Jobs returns from his cold.
No one notices or comments on the fact that the shareholders propositions that were opposed by the board of directors... all revolve around keeping them honest?
1. executive compensation limits - shot down (its "your" money..except not, its really our money)
2. political donation disclosure - who are you lobbying for and why (something shareholders should be aware of, if they are not, then its a secret and for bad reason)
3. carbon footprint - what a joke, they laughed this one off remembering who it is asking such a thing...silly people who believe nutbags like al gore.
4. universal health care - probably the number one thing keeping people alive past 40 today is health care, and yet we can barely maintain it.
1. executive compensation limits - shot down (its "your" money..except not, its really our money)
2. political donation disclosure - who are you lobbying for and why (something shareholders should be aware of, if they are not, then its a secret and for bad reason)
3. carbon footprint - what a joke, they laughed this one off remembering who it is asking such a thing...silly people who believe nutbags like al gore.
4. universal health care - probably the number one thing keeping people alive past 40 today is health care, and yet we can barely maintain it.
Apple has gotten more bizarre as the NSA and Homeland security have lost interest in using PC's to spy on people, they are more interested in the innovative ways that Apple can come up with for people to volunteer all of their personal info and lifestyle on a regular basis. Less work.
The San Jose Mercury writes this morning that shareholders criticized Apple's board over issues that included disclosing Steve Jobs' health status, and that Tim Cook seemed less confrontational to shareholders than Jobs,
Apple shareholders get peek at company without Jobs
Apple shareholders get peek at company without Jobs
*shudder*
I have an XPS notebook running 64bit Vista and besides playing Crysis, Bioshock, Sins of a Solar Empire, and Fallout 3, I use it to surf sites that I can't with my Powerbook G4. The biometric finger print reader's kewl... I don't have to worry about memorizing passwords. Only reason why I got it was because I got 2.9k USD off from a buddy of mine from the company who has the hookups.
That is the one thing that PC's have over macs, better variety of hardware, to allow for gaming. Macs, in design and its tightly intertwined software + hardware development also has its advantages (Note: I own both a Macbook Pro and a custom built gaming PC, quad core).
You're technically correct. However, after you've nurtured a company which you've co-founded into a multi-billion dollar corporation, would you not consider it yours, at least in a casual sense?
That's actually what got my attention first ....
I don't think you can realistically expect any board of directors to vote for rules that would potentially limit their own pay.... When this sort of thing does happen, it's typically brought about by the company getting hit with a load of bad publicity about what they pay their executives. Then the CEO spearheads the move to vote in some kind of limitation, to appease the public.
Put yourself in their shoes for a minute. If you were on the board of a company doing far better than average in the economic climate, and someone asked you to voluntarily place a cap on your pay, would YOU eagerly do it? I think not....
Now, #2? I think it would have definitely been good to see them pass that one. If companies are making political donations, customers should be able to easily obtain that info and use it as part of their purchasing decisions. Again though, I'm not surprised the board would be too "chicken" to agree to that. (They probably realize that releasing such information would do Apple more harm than good in sales figures. Big corporations and the financial sector generally hasn't adopted Macs, and they'd be the ones less likely to do so if they saw how many liberal political agendas Apple probably sent donations to.)
IMHO, #3 and #4 are both a joke. You want Apple to provide "universal health care" to all of its employees? What, exactly, does that mean? They could cover 100% of their medical expenses? They should ensure everyone employed there has the option to be on an insurance policy? I'm pretty sure if you're employed at Apple, you probably make a salary sufficient to handle buying your own individual health ins. plan, if you desired -- and I'm also sure their current setup offers medical benefits in line with other companies of their type.
I don't think you can realistically expect any board of directors to vote for rules that would potentially limit their own pay.... When this sort of thing does happen, it's typically brought about by the company getting hit with a load of bad publicity about what they pay their executives. Then the CEO spearheads the move to vote in some kind of limitation, to appease the public.
Put yourself in their shoes for a minute. If you were on the board of a company doing far better than average in the economic climate, and someone asked you to voluntarily place a cap on your pay, would YOU eagerly do it? I think not....
Now, #2? I think it would have definitely been good to see them pass that one. If companies are making political donations, customers should be able to easily obtain that info and use it as part of their purchasing decisions. Again though, I'm not surprised the board would be too "chicken" to agree to that. (They probably realize that releasing such information would do Apple more harm than good in sales figures. Big corporations and the financial sector generally hasn't adopted Macs, and they'd be the ones less likely to do so if they saw how many liberal political agendas Apple probably sent donations to.)
IMHO, #3 and #4 are both a joke. You want Apple to provide "universal health care" to all of its employees? What, exactly, does that mean? They could cover 100% of their medical expenses? They should ensure everyone employed there has the option to be on an insurance policy? I'm pretty sure if you're employed at Apple, you probably make a salary sufficient to handle buying your own individual health ins. plan, if you desired -- and I'm also sure their current setup offers medical benefits in line with other companies of their type.
Oh for crissakes!
It was a stupid birthday song for a guy who is very sick and couldn't be there. Stop all this Big Brother crap.
This is what I thought of
shudder all hail the Great Absent Leader. Apple just gets weirder and weirder
I do agree.
It was a stupid birthday song for a guy who is very sick and couldn't be there. Stop all this Big Brother crap.
Cupertino is acquiring a surreal, almost Jonestown feeling about it.
You have no clue of what you are talking about. It's borderline offensive if you know anything about the history of Jonestown. Apple is a computer company that happens to have a large base of loyal customers. Nothing more.
The lights go dim and Steve walks back out on stage carrying a large pitcher of Kool Aid and says "one more thing"
In a few minutes we will be passing out the new iCups so drink up folks.
LOL you fools!
I guess these boards are no longer moderated.
They are, but you generally have to report a post if you believe it violates the posting rules.
Too Steve? Whom else are you proposing a toast to?
BTW, loved that clip from Office Space. Would you folks believe I've actually never seen it? I started looking at the other clips of it on YouTube and it's a definite future rental for me.
very glad to hear nothing has changed as far as jobs coming back. looking forward to when he does come back