Jobs Retirement

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  • Reply 21 of 40
    trobertstroberts Posts: 702member
    What did Ballmer do before he became CEO? From the way he talks it sounds like he was in sales.
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  • Reply 22 of 40
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    I can tell you that he WASN'T a personal trainer.



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  • Reply 23 of 40
    thegarthegar Posts: 92member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by troberts


    What did Ballmer do before he became CEO? From the way he talks it sounds like he was in sales.



    Yep.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqH2XrteqRc&NR



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  • Reply 24 of 40
    meelashmeelash Posts: 1,045member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by theGAR


    Yep.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqH2XrteqRc&NR







    Oh.



    wow.



    And people actually bought windows, after seeing that??
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  • Reply 25 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by meelash


    Oh.



    wow.



    And people actually bought windows, after seeing that??





    I'm not gonna say it's faked, but his head sure looks rather... mobile... in relation to his body.







    What a horribly stereotypical sales pitch. I have for a long time harboured a personal disbelief that such a thing was actually done... but now I'm not so sure... God I hope that was faked.
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  • Reply 26 of 40
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,464member
    To replace Steve you simply need someone who is charismatic and has an eye for style.



    Apple without Steve has tried to move towards the more gray suite button up style of executive and that's just not the company culture at Apple.



    Frankly I don't think Phil is the heir apparent. He's just not comfortable enough on stage. Apple will likely need another personable person on the front end.
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  • Reply 27 of 40
    powerdocpowerdoc Posts: 8,123member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by hmurchison


    To replace Steve you simply need someone who is charismatic and has an eye for style.



    Apple without Steve has tried to move towards the more gray suite button up style of executive and that's just not the company culture at Apple.



    Frankly I don't think Phil is the heir apparent. He's just not comfortable enough on stage. Apple will likely need another personable person on the front end.



    Yes, it will be very difficult to replace such a charismatic and visionary leader such as Steve Jobs. Let's expect that his retirement is not for tomorrow.
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  • Reply 28 of 40
    icibaquicibaqu Posts: 278member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ireland


    Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Mental hospital, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers, Developers!!!



    MUSHROOMS MUSHROOMS!
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  • Reply 29 of 40
    I have a feeling that when Steve is ready to step down he will recruit ala willy wonka style.

    Five golden OS DVDs will be sent out in to the world. the lucky geek who unwraps their OS box and finds said DVD will be invited to join Steve on a tour of the wacky Apple HQ. The geeks will be tempted and eliminated untill there is only one frail geek left. Steve will then eat this geek and absorb the life force making him nigh invinsible, allowing him to live and run Apple forever.



    You read it here first.

    flick.
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  • Reply 30 of 40
    guarthoguartho Posts: 1,208member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by meelash


    Oh.



    wow.



    And people actually bought windows, after seeing that??



    I think I've heard that it's an old internal Microsoft video. Monkeyboy was just enertaining the troops.
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  • Reply 31 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Flick Justice


    I have a feeling that when Steve is ready to step down he will recruit ala willy wonka style.

    Five golden OS DVDs will be sent out in to the world. the lucky geek who unwraps their OS box and finds said DVD will be invited to join Steve on a tour of the wacky Apple HQ. The geeks will be tempted and eliminated untill there is only one frail geek left. Steve will then eat this geek and absorb the life force making him nigh invinsible, allowing him to live and run Apple forever.



    You read it here first.

    flick.



    A la Fistandantilus?
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  • Reply 32 of 40
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    "But DADDY, I want an Apple tablet NOW!"



    "How much for a tablet, Jobs?"



    "I'm sorry. They're not for sale."
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  • Reply 33 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by CosmoNut


    "But DADDY, I want an Apple tablet NOW!"



    "How much for a tablet, Jobs?"



    "I'm sorry. They're not for sale."



    See!? He's hoarding them all for himself!
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  • Reply 34 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Flick Justice


    I have a feeling that when Steve is ready to step down he will recruit ala willy wonka style.

    Five golden OS DVDs will be sent out in to the world. the lucky geek who unwraps their OS box and finds said DVD will be invited to join Steve on a tour of the wacky Apple HQ. The geeks will be tempted and eliminated untill there is only one frail geek left. Steve will then eat this geek and absorb the life force making him nigh invinsible, allowing him to live and run Apple forever.



    You read it here first.

    flick.



    One of the funniest quotes ever!!!!!!!
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  • Reply 35 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by SpamSandwich


    That kid can really dance! ...he screams like a little girl, too.



    Here's more wonderful Ballmer memories...



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6rqXHX3O48



    Wow, hadn't seen that one before. Brilliant.
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  • Reply 36 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by theGAR


    Yep.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqH2XrteqRc&NR







    This was an internal video production, and was intentionally ridiculous. There are plenty of reasons to mock this idiot, but this isn't one of them.
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  • Reply 37 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by blue2kdave


    This was an internal video production, and was intentionally ridiculous. There are plenty of reasons to mock this idiot, but this isn't one of them.



    THANK GOD! I was afraid that commercials like that actually existed! <shudder>
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  • Reply 38 of 40
    steve can't retire. he's like ronald mcdonald. immortal. but with turtlenecks and sells ipods and expensive core solos instead of burgers.
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  • Reply 39 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Guartho


    I think I've heard that it's an old internal Microsoft video. Monkeyboy was just enertaining the troops.



    Yeah, that's the scary part. He thought he was entertaining.
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  • Reply 40 of 40
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by monkeyastronaut


    steve can't retire. he's like ronald mcdonald. immortal. but with turtlenecks and sells ipods and expensive core solos instead of burgers.



    And instead of McFlurries, he tops it off with the occasional MacPro.
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