The really sad part is Apple believes any of these guys to be worth that kind of money.
You obviously must not understand Capitalism or Corporate ladders, or for that matter Entrepreneurship that much.
Apple is a company worth over $600 Billion dollars.... who do you think is responsible for that? The guys who have worked through thick and thin to make it that. You create, or help create a great company, and you get compensated greatly. The more you help make the company valuable, the more your piece will be. There are no caps or limitations, the sky is the limit. Apple's Executives deserve all the money they get and then some. They are the men and women behind APPLE! The world's greatest company! There's something to be said about that.
Now, "Browett" is new, has contributed diddly to the making of Apple or the future of Apple for that matter.... yet. Which is why he's under such a microscope in terms of seeing whether or not he's worthy of his position and pay. However, at the same time, it's why we can't "lay claim" one way or another that he's "great" or "sucks" because he simply hasn't been here long enough to implement anything. Anybody who says otherwise is merely hypothesizing and speaking from voices within their own head.... unless they are an Apple executive or bonafide (non hyperbole rumor affiliated, non bitter ex-employee, but actual fundamentally affiliated) affiliate.
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He destroyed PC World, Dixons and Curries customer service in the UK. Destroyed. They went from being companies that had acceptable support to just downright awful over a very short period of time. I've seen his changes happen over time, it killed the companies retail presence, in a time when online is consistently winning price, people expect that by going to a store, what they're paying for is the customer support in store, if you remove that, you might as well go online. That is why his plans are flawed.
See the above. Obsessing over profits isn't a good thing, you need a balance.
Thank you for the explanation. Sounds horrid, indeed. However, still, we have no proof or information as to how good or bad he's doing for Apple, and no crystal ball to see what he'll do in the future.
Obviously Apple management saw something in him, or some key ways that his "style" that may not have worked elsewhere, can benefit and/or balance out the Apple team. Either they're crazy or brilliant! Time will tell.
I for one wish Ron Johnson stayed around, anyway. He's become a joke to the Corporate World in his mis-matched role at JCP as the company flails downwards while his attempt to introduce some "class" is losing their "Coupon-driven" "uncool" crowd style. He's ruining his great reputation because he chose such an ill-fit job. His presence at Apple, being another one of the key players of the "Jobs era", would be greatly beneficial to have around with the rest of the key players who are still (thankfully) running the show.
