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Wait, He Won WHAT?! (7/20/01)
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What the...?! Geez, we can't turn our backs for a second; we go on the road for a week, and before we know it, faithful viewer Rachel Azima is notifying us that the coveted "CEO of the Year" award has been given to none other than Mike Dell. This is no joke, people. Well, okay, yes, it is a joke-- but it's not a very funny one, and it's still true. Just check out this Associated Press story if you're still stuck in the denial stage.
Actually, if you have a weak stomach, you may want to skip that article entirely; seeing phrases like "ability to be a leader, to innovate and figure out new ways to create value" used to describe one of the industry's least original thinkers is likely to send the lunches back up the digestive tracts of at least a few of our more sensitive viewers. But hey, maybe this is the sort of public approval he's been seeking for so long, so perhaps now he'll stop stalking Steve Jobs and emulating his every move. And maybe Dell will try releasing a product or two that isn't a direct crib from Apple's product line of three months ago. Riiiiight.
Well, all we can say is that we hope Steve is secure enough in his CEOhood to let this snub roll off his back. Actually, now that we think of it, since the award is given based on the votes of actual CEOs like Steve himself, we wonder if perhaps our own beloved RDF-generator was campaigning for Mike instead of himself. Why? We couldn't say... unless perhaps Steve has a buddy who works in the plant that makes the awards. A little C4 packed in the hollow center, a miniature wireless receiver, and a detonator might figure heavily in the plan. If Dell gets blown to smithereens and witnesses spot a car without license plates parked across three handicapped parking spaces suddenly speeding away from the scene, we'll all know what the real story is.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 7/20/01 episode: July 20, 2001: We're done with the keynote-bashing; a little perspective works wonders. Meanwhile, Apple reveals a little more data regarding its first two retail stores, and Mike Dell wins "CEO of the Year"...
Other scenes from that episode: 3188: The Rabid Fan Perspective (7/20/01) Okay, enough keynote-bashing; we think we've gotten it out of our systems, and it was all in good fun anyway. We at AtAT are not actually nearly as bitter as the irony-impaired may have deduced from our most recent episodes, and in fact, despite everyone's high expectations for this Macworld Expo (Apple employees and CEO included, we're sure), the Cupertino crew has been working its collective heinie off for a ridiculously long time... 3189: Seven Weeks In Heaven (7/20/01) Part of the irony of Macworld Expo is this: during the very week when AtAT should be shining its brightest, the show actually broadcasts some of its worst episodes ever. They're short, or they're late (make that later), or they come across like they've been slapped together while the producers are sitting on a bus stuck in crosstown traffic...
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