Star Gil Amelio's Reign at Apple, and his Eventual Ouster
Linked by Thomas Hormby on Wed 17th Nov 2004 19:43 UTC
Apple According to many economists, Gilbert Amelio is the savior of businesses in trouble. With this in mind, the board of directors at Apple decided to appoint Gil Amelio to the board after reporting another huge loss in 1994. At the time, Michael Spindler was the head of Apple, and sales in every division. The board accepted Spindler's resignation and appointed Gil Amelio to the helm of Apple.
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by burns210 on Thu 18th Nov 2004 05:09 UTC

"How does that make it 10 years obsolete though? Go back 10 years from '94 and we're in 1984! The Mac had just been introduced and Windows was a piece of sh!t. So how is it 10 years behind in 1994? "

I wasn't addressing the '10 year' comment. The 10 year comment was unfounded and wrong. I was commenting on how the two operating system were designed for opposite markets, and are now switching roles to focus on the other's native market.

"and lets not forget about the $150 million investment/donation ms made in apple which kept the company afloat."

Apple didn't need the money. They needed the 'support', throught money and development from Microsoft's big name. Apple had money in the bank to burn off, low billions, but more than enough to make $150 million not that big of a deal.