Google CEO Eric Schmidt as Temporary Steve Jobs Replacement?

[stefman]

I'm sure there are those on the forums that would commit a crime just to go to the same prison and become Jobs' bitch.

:lol: I do know a couple of guys that would do something like that.

Seriously, I think this is al BS from a guy that wants to short the stock. Like Eric Schmidt has the time...really think about it, it's not easy running a 10,000 employee company like Google. Also, I don't think he would be interested, he has too much going on at Google.

 

[macnews]

I'd rather see Al Gore take over as the Apple chief, and although more board members will vote for him, he will not win.

Are you NUTS? An inconvientent truth - Al Gore would not make a good CEO. And yes, I have actually voted for the man before, even helped run his campaign in '88. Let him stay in politics or go around talking up the environment, but please he is not CEO material for a company like Apple. I just do not see him having the same vision. Google's CEO, maybe. I would prefer one of Google's founders instead actually.

 

[AeronPrometheus]

General curiosity... if Jobs were forced out by law, he would of course give up his jet, his dollar a year, and other benefits/income. But would he by law be forbidden to consult with Apple on an unpaid basis?

That's what I'd expect him to do, despite inevtiable butting heads with the new CEO, since he's in it for the results more than the money.

He might become an unpaid "independent CEO" or iCEO.

Apple will buy Disney, sell Pixar back to Steve Jobs, then Pixar will buy Apple

 

[bbydon]

Phil is not next in line. The day to day management of the company is the hands of Jeff Cook, the Chief Operating Officer - who really does deserve a lot of the credit for Apple's resurgence. Phil may be a good marketer, but is not credited for having keen leadership and management skills. Cook already filled in for Steve when he had his cancer bout.

Yeah yer right Tim Cook would probably be it...thats who i meant to say...i think

 

[dswoodley]

Yeah yer right Tim Cook would probably be it...thats who i meant to say...i think

Sorry for the name goof

Point is Phil is a great guy and marketer, but I bet he wouldn't have the confidence of the board to be CEO. Cook maybe as interim, but I bet the board wants someome with more flair.

 

[BenRoethig]

Sorry for the name goof

Point is Phil is a great guy and marketer, but I don't he would have the confidence of the board to be CEO. Cook maybe as interim, but I bet the board wants someome with more flair.

And experience.

 

[AAPL_to_$100]

Doug Kass is a money manager and runs a "short" hedge fund. He is notorious for bashing companies that he has short positions in. It's all part of the game they play on Wall Street. Hedge funds are unregulated by the SEC and therefore are not subject to the reporting requirements that mutual fund and other investment managers are. Kass can make up any number of lies about Apple or any other company he has a short position in but unfortunately he isn't required to disclose his short position. As long has he qualifies these lies as "rumors" he essentially cannot be held responsible for spreading false information.

http://apps.thestreet.com/cms/si/biography.jsp?authorId=1358076

 

[zblaxberg]

Yea i dont think that matters when some government officials are dragging him out

he'll just pay them off in ipods and everything will be fine

 

[Ryan5505]

Is Steve Jobs untouchable?

Why does this even exist? You really think steve is going to leave? NO, unless FORCED. The board backs steve.
Steve built apple, he is apple, and owns more shares HE OWNS APPLE.

"keeping Jobs on as CEO was shown to be worth at least 9% of the value of Apple. And his true value is probably much higher. Analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray Cos. estimates if Jobs were ousted, Apple's stock would take an immediate hit of up to 20%, roughly $14 billion, and continue south as investors considered the longer-term implications."

The backdating has NO effect on average shareholders period, and the results of him leaving would hurt every shareholder of appl stock. I understand why the SEC is looking so in-depth, but it should be only the SEC that is upset with SJobs or Apple.

MSNBC has a good article about the situation
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16488399/
Now all Apple's shareholders can do is hope that regulators prove as forgiving as the board. Says former SEC Commissioner Joseph A. Grundfest, a professor at Stanford Law School: "Steve Jobs is a national treasure, and Apple has to do everything it can to keep him actively engaged. If Martha Stewart can stay at her company, there should be no issue -- even in the worst case -- in designing a structure that keeps Steve Jobs at Apple."

 

[generationxwing]

Sorry to anyone who disagrees, but Steve Jobs is Apple. History has shown that ... I hope that when Steve finally leaves (may it be many, many, many, many, many years from now), that Steve Jr. is found, otherwise we may have more issues as a company for we will truly stop "thinking different."

When you read about how Jobs is difficult to work with, demanding, expects perfection, it's all for a reason. If he can get the entire company to think like he does, to take the same pride in Apple products as he does, the company will be fine after he leaves. His successor will come from within Apple - and if he can, Jobs will annoint this person - and every decision that person and those who work for him make will be made after asking WWSD - what would Steve do?

Jobs knows Apple is him, and he's doing his best to make sure the creature lives on.

 

[barnaby]

Sorry to anyone who disagrees, but Steve Jobs is Apple. History has shown that ... I hope that when Steve finally leaves (may it be many, many, many, many, many years from now), that Steve Jr. is found, otherwise we may have more issues as a company for we will truly stop "thinking different."

Atrus

We'll probably get an iBalmer and things will plateau. It scares me to envision things when both Gates and Jobs aren't doing their job anymore. But seeing as how OSs have to grow, if OS X and Windows are unable to grow, then we'll get some new visionary for some other company picking up the slack.

If Steve pulls a Martha Stewart with this stock scandal, I think he'll get some good ideas when he has some time to himself. I can't see the board asking him to step down though. Things don't look good right now though.