As the Apple Turns: Scene 456: I Stay, He Goes (2/16/98)

I Stay, He Goes (2/16/98)

Just days after Apple officially stated that there was "no news to report" on the CEO search (despite a Heidrick & Struggles exec saying that an appointment was likely within 30-45 days), Mac OS Rumors comes through with the rumor that heading up Apple's short list is James A. Cannavino of IBM. Jim is a Senior Vice President at IBM and reportedly had his hands in the PowerPC's debut via the Apple-IBM-Motorola alliance, as well as in the stillborn CHRP standard. So he wouldn't be a newcomer to the Mac world, per se.

But what about the biggest obstacle in Apple's path to enlisting a permanent CEO-- namely, its interim CEO, Steve Jobs, known far and wide as a control freak with zero tolerance for differing opinions? After so many others have passed on the CEO position for precisely this reason, is Jim Cannavino willing to work under Steve's watchful (and critical) eye? Perhaps-- and perhaps it may not be necessary. Rumors is hinting that Jobs may be "planning to take a smaller role" in running the company when (or if) Jim signs on. Whether that "smaller role" includes a resignation from the Board of Directors is a matter of speculation at this point.

So let's say Jim does take the Job, and Steve quits the board. Will we ever know if Steve's disappearance was a requirement made by Jim? Or is Steve just getting tired of the Apple game?

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The above scene was taken from the 2/16/98 episode:

February 16, 1998: One of the shadowy figures eyeing the CEO spot is caught for a fleeting second in a searchlight beam, and revealed to be a certain VP at IBM; could he be scheming to send Steve packing? Meanwhile, Scott McNealy doesn't quit his day job but jokes about the Netscape takeover rumors anyway, and yet another Pentium bug rears its ugly head...

Other scenes from that episode:

457: From the Home Office... (2/16/98) The rumors of Sun's imminent buyout of Netscape continue to spread unabated, despite a certain CEO's recent foray into stand-up comedy. According to a CNET article, Scott "Just Call Me Letterman" McNealy had a top-ten list of his own, which he unveiled at a Churchill Club dinner a few days ago...
458: "Undocumented Feature" (2/16/98) Another day, another Pentium flaw. But this one's a little different-- it doesn't just affect the Pentium, but every x86-based chip in existence. A Newsbytes article reports that a company called "Intelligent Firmware" has uncovered a serious performance bug that could slow down an x86-based chip by as much as 70%...

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