Steve Jobs: Soak The Rich?

SS109 wrote: Al Gore: I invented the internet and the global warming hysteria.
Tipper Gore: F*** you, I want a divorce!

I love irony rofllol rofllol

Something the Dog Said wrote: Who are the members of Apple's board of directors?
William V. Campbell
Chairman
Intuit, Inc.

Tim Cook
CEO
Apple

Millard S. Drexler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
J. Crew

Albert Gore, Jr.
Former Vice President of the United States

Andrea Jung
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Avon Products, Inc.

Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Genentech, Inc.

Ronald D. Sugar, Ph.D.
Former Chairman and CEO
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Every company should have their token brainless politician on their board so that they can yank his leash when they need some influence in congress.

Something the Dog Said wrote: Who are the members of Apple's board of directors?
William V. Campbell
Chairman
Intuit, Inc.

Tim Cook
CEO
Apple

Millard S. Drexler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
J. Crew

Albert Gore, Jr.
Former Vice President of the United States

Andrea Jung
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Avon Products, Inc.

Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Genentech, Inc.he success of Apple?

Ronald D. Sugar, Ph.D.
Former Chairman and CEO
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Can you give any specific examples of how Al Gore helped Jobs and the success of Apple? And referring to Gore as brilliant instead of Steve Jobs is pretty funny.

CriticalBill wrote:

Something the Dog Said wrote: Who are the members of Apple's board of directors?
William V. Campbell
Chairman
Intuit, Inc.

Tim Cook
CEO
Apple

Millard S. Drexler
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
J. Crew

Albert Gore, Jr.
Former Vice President of the United States

Andrea Jung
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Avon Products, Inc.

Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Genentech, Inc.he success of Apple?

Ronald D. Sugar, Ph.D.
Former Chairman and CEO
Northrop Grumman Corporation

Can you give any specific examples of how Al Gore helped Jobs and the success of Apple? And referring to Gore as brilliant instead of Steve Jobs is pretty funny.

To a mental dwarf, even a mental Lilliputian seems to be brilliant.

CriticalBill wrote: Can you give any specific examples of how Al Gore helped Jobs and the success of Apple? And referring to Gore as brilliant instead of Steve Jobs is pretty funny.

Al Gore created jobs!

Al Gore is going to take control of Apple.

Mainstream Liberal Media wrote: Al Gore is going to take control of Apple.

If yoou have Apple stock...SELL!!

Let's see, two of the fastest growing companies in the US were Apple, Inc. and Google. What do these two companies have in common? Al Gore, who not only is on the board of directors of Apple as it has become the largest company in the US, has also been senior advisor to Google since 2001, while it has grown immensely.

Something the Dog Said wrote: Steve Jobs had the good sense to surround himself with brilliant minds, such as Al Gore.

Although he was an avid reader who fell in love with scientific and mathematical theories,[23] he did not do well in science classes in college, and avoided taking math.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore

Loves theories but is unable to put them into practical application - that's a brilliant mind alright. Explains why he is a very good politician though, doesn't it.

"Steve and his team have done an incredible job in making Apple once again the very best in the world," Gore said. "I have been particularly impressed with the new Mac OS X operating system and the company's commitment to the open-source movement. And I am especially looking forward to working with and learning from the great board members who have guided this legendary company's inspiring resurgence."

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/2100-1042-993332.h ... z1a7nMMBXb

Hmmmmm - seems that Jobs and the BoD over at Apple returned the company to prominence without help from Gore at all......though I am sure he was of help with all of the legal battles that Apple has fought and launched since his addition to the BoD of Apple - particularly the federal anti-trust suits. I'm guessing that having a former VP on the board helps them negotiate their way through the web of federal bureaucracies. IIRC, and I'm pretty sure I do, Apple had already launched their iMac, the iPod, iBook, iTunes and most everything else that resuscitated Apple well before Gore came on board.

Something the Dog Said wrote: Let's see, two of the fastest growing companies in the US were Apple, Inc. and Google. What do these two companies have in common? Al Gore, who not only is on the board of directors of Apple as it has become the largest company in the US, has also been senior advisor to Google since 2001, while it has grown immensely.

Are Al Gore's specific contributions to Apple's success some sort of secret, or can you find any information anywhere? Being on the board of directors does not automatically make you a needed asset that actually pays off...am I wrong dog?

Oh and good post PS...nice sources.