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"I Also Hate Windows." (11/16/99)
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Wow, we got a lot of feedback on our off-the-cuff suggestion that Steve Jobs run for President. The vast majority of that mail violently opposed any such undertaking, on the grounds that it would leave Apple high and dry. But think, people: Steve managed to run Apple without ever giving up his CEO post at Pixar. We're quite certain that he'd never take the permanent President position in the White House; the most we'd ever hope for is for him to become the "interim" Commander-in-Chief for four years. (Does the Constitution have a provision for an iCinC?)
Regardless, we still think Steve could get elected in a landslide if he were to devote any resources to a campaign. Remember, this is the man who managed to announce a strategic partnership with Microsoft to an auditorium full of Mac fanatics without being lynched on the spot-- such is the supreme power of the Reality Distortion Field. And armed thusly, we bet Steve would have pulled off a campaign visit to Microsoft a lot more effectively than Democratic candidate Al "I'm Stiff, But Lovable" Gore. According to a New York Times article, Gore was met with a distinctively "icy" response when he addressed questions about the ongoing "Redmond Justice" case. It seems that the Veep condemned the "unfair use of market dominance in one sector to stifle innovation in another sector." Oops-- way to badmouth your audience's bread and butter, Al.
And he went further than that: "Yet another value that I think is important in our country is competition." Yes, Mr. Gore uttered the C-word in front of a Microsoft audience, and he meant it in a good way. Tsk, tsk. What's next, a trip to the Dairy Board to discuss how cheese makes him gassy? We don't pretend to know how Steve would have magically won over the voters at Microsoft, especially since Apple testified against Bill and Co. at the trial; all we know is that he could have pulled it off. Sorry, Al; when it comes to Reality Distortion Fields, you've either got it or you don't. But unless Steve chooses to run, it's nothing to worry about-- none of the other candidates have it, either.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 11/16/99 episode: November 16, 1999: Sears is thinking about getting out of computer sales entirely-- now why would they do a thing like that? Meanwhile, AAPL continues to enjoy its stardom, as yet another analyst initiates coverage with a positive rating, and Presidential candidate Al Gore falls flat on his face while addressing a Microsoft crowd; could Steve have done better?...
Other scenes from that episode: 1915: Just Chuck 'Em All (11/16/99) Surprise! Reportedly, Sears isn't doing very well with its re-entry into the whole Apple reseller thing. When we read that at Think Secret, you could have knocked us over with a feather. We know, we know-- we've been hard on Sears in the past here at AtAT, given the sorry state of affairs at our local store, but given the marked improvement we witnessed during our last visit, we really thought things were 100% fixed and ready to rock... 1916: A Standing Ovation (11/16/99) The quality of stardom is a funny thing. Sometimes it's obvious and loud; some stars you can recognize as stars when they first appear on the scene. Steve Jobs, for example, has been stealing scenes with his unique mercurial quality since long before he joined the AtAT cast...
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