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Not the greatest corporate showman? Have you watched any other CEOs present their products? Even the other Apple CxOs. It's all blather blather blather buzzwo
by ahoyhere 16y ago
Not the greatest corporate showman?
Have you watched any other CEOs present their products? Even the other Apple CxOs.
It's all blather blather blather buzzword awkward brow wiping bullshit bullshit equivocate buzzword blather blather adjust suit cuffs blather bullshit buzzword crash landing.
- whatusername 16y agoRichard Branson? He might have a crash landing - but it's normally because he's jumping out of a plane mid-launch.
- Tycho 16y agoWell the showman doesn't need to be the CEO. And I have seen captivating presentations especially at the E3 show, which sometimes are given by the CEOs. I think Iwata gave the one that introduced the Wii, which went phenomenally well. But my point was more about the 'showman' part than about the 'corporate' part. When Jobs takes to the stage, he's almost invariably unveiling a ridiculously cool product with revolutionary/craze potential. One that he has personally worked on. It's no surprise that he seems so personal and sincere, or that that the enthusiasm is palpable. What other companies lack is not a great showman, but this great situation of having their leader demo a brilliant invention every 6 months. That requires a) a leader and b) a brilliant product.
- jodrellblank 16y agoWith the blackberry playbook announcement my thought was from Monkey Island - serious tablet? First you'll have to stop waving it around like a feather duster.