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The other problem with my theory is that it would be kind of jerkish for Tim to leave with Jobs this sick. If Jobs were healthy it would be reasonable. But wi
by kenjackson 15y ago
The other problem with my theory is that it would be kind of jerkish for Tim to leave with Jobs this sick. If Jobs were healthy it would be reasonable. But with Jobs sick (or worse) I don't think he could jump ship to a competitor. Oh well...
Sinofsky, Rudder, Guthrie, Elop. I think, in no particular order, are the four that could take Ballmer's spot.
- larsberg 15y agoHonestly, they don't need to take Ballmer's spot -- one of them should take BillG's old spot before all that CEO nonsense. That is, the old Chief Software Architect role, when he used to run around reviewing every product both creating a longer-term cohesive strategy for the software and instilling the fear of instant group dismemberment if you were not thinking deeply enough. While I personally like Guthrie, Rudder was a one-time personal technical assistant to BillG. That was a role where he basically rode shotgun on a couple years of BillG reviews. And that happened back in the 90s, when he wasn't yet drifting off towards the sunset...