#14 Oracle Boss Upset With HP Firing its CEO Mark Hurd

Date: Aug. 10, 2010

Quote: “Worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple board fired Steve Jobs many years ago."

Well, some people find half truth in what is said by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison i.e. Apple firing Steve Jobs was indeed a bad decision. But comparing that decision to HP’s CEO Mark Hurd, who got fired for falsified company expense reports and alleged sexual harassment with a former contracted employee of HP is just unjustified!

#13 Bill Gates says Apple CEO Position a No-Win

Quote:  "What I can’t figure out is why he (Steve Jobs) is even trying (to be the CEO of Apple)? He knows he can’t win."

Date: June 1998

After Steve Jobs return to Apple in the late 90’s, he began his attempts to rejuvenate the dyeing company. But almost all the tech industry laughed at his efforts and so did Bill Gates, the Microsoft co- founder. Microsoft, at that time was a $250 billion company with its stocks valued at $29, whereas Apple’s stocks stood at a mere $7.25. But now, 14 years later, as you know Apple is one of the most profitable company in the world with a market capital of over $535 billion.