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- In Statement About Steve Jobs, Questions of Anderson' Motive: NYT
In the Times, reporters John Markoff and Matt Richtel cast about for the motives behind Fred Andeson's statement on Tuesday that he warned Steve Jobs about the legal and accounting ramifications of the controversial 2001 "executive team" options grants. Markoff...
In the Times, reporters John Markoff and Matt Richtel cast about for the motives behind Fred Andeson's statement on Tuesday that he warned Steve Jobs about the legal and accounting ramifications of the controversial 2001 "executive team" options grants.
Markoff and Richtel say the statement against Jobs was "an extraordinarily sharp elbow" and a "shot heard round Silicon Valley." Speaking to various analysts and observers, they speculate that Anderson may be contributing to the "legal cloud remaining over Jobs."
There's a couple of interesting tidbits. It reveals that Anderson, when serving on Apple's board, volunteered to conduct an internal investigation into how the company handled options when the SEC first started investigating widespread backdating practices. He "did so at the time not because Apple was suspected of having a problem but because many major companies were trying to understand their practices in case they did face scrutiny or accusations," the Times says.
Irish rock star Bono, a co-founder with Anderson of Elevation Partners, a venture capital firm, said: "He is a man to whom you would give the keys to your life and know it would be calmer, tidier and better organized every day he was in it."
Another Elevation colleague, said Anderson had been" deeply hurt by insinuations from Apple that he was responsible for the option accounting problems."
He said the comments by Mr. Anderson's lawyer were an attempt to clear Mr. Anderson's name and "set the record straight in a way that has not been possible because of the pending legal action."
lkahney - Please Support Alan Johnston, Missing BBC Journalist
The BBC is asking bloggers and website publishers to post a button in support of Alan Johnston, a BBC journalist missing in Gaza, presumed kidnapped. Johnston was the last international journalist reporting from Gaza, and was highly respected, even by...
The BBC is asking bloggers and website publishers to post a button in support of Alan Johnston, a BBC journalist missing in Gaza, presumed kidnapped. Johnston was the last international journalist reporting from Gaza, and was highly respected, even by many Palestinians. Remember Jill Carroll, the Christian Science Monitor journalist kidnapped in Iraq who was released safely? International pressure does work. Link: BBC correspondent Alan Johnston disappeared on his way home from his Gaza City office on 12 March. He is feared kidnapped in the lawless territory, where he is thought to have been the only international correspondent still working. Intensive efforts have been made to secure his release.
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lkahney - On Flickr: Steve Jobs Dancing!
From Jack000's photostream: My submission to the 7th ipod give-away at mike inudstries: movie poster with Steve Jobs in it. More here....
From Jack000's photostream: My submission to the 7th ipod give-away at mike inudstries: movie poster with Steve Jobs in it. More here.
lkahney - Apple Q2 Results: Profit Up 88%, Revenue $5.26 Billion, 10.5 Million iPods Sold, Mac Sales up 24%
Lots of good news for Apple in its latest quarterly report. The company's on a roll. Not only are iPod sales up (10.5 million sold), so are Macs, especially Mac Books. Apple sold 1.52 million Macintosh computers, up 24 percent...Lots of good news for Apple in its latest quarterly report. The company's on a roll. Not only are iPod sales up (10.5 million sold), so are Macs, especially Mac Books. Apple sold 1.52 million Macintosh computers, up 24 percent from a year ago. Reuters reports:
The results blew away Apple's own forecast, which tends to be cautious, of 54 cents to 56 cents. Analysts had expected Apple to earn 63 cents per share, on average, on revenue of $5.17 billion, according to Reuters Estimates... Shares of Apple have climbed about 12 percent this year, after advancing 18 percent in 2006 and more than doubling in 2005, fueled by robust sales of iPods and redesigned Macintosh computers.
UPDATE: NYT: In an interview, Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief executive, called the quarter a "blowout," and noted that the strong sales and market share gains came even though the company had not made any major upgrades to its lines of portable and desktop computers. "The Mac is clearly gaining market share, with sales growing 36 percent — more than three times the industry growth rate," Mr. Jobs said. Overall personal computer sales increased only about 11 percent during the quarter, according to the market researcher IDC. Apple's strength was particularly notable in that it came during the quarter in which Microsoft finally released the long-awaited Vista version of its Windows operating system, an event that the PC industry was counting on to spur a wave of computer upgrades. Mr. Jobs noted that Dell had recently returned an earlier version of Windows to its product line, which he said was an indication that demand for Vista had not been overwhelming.
lkahney - Apple's Board: "We Have Complete Confidence in Steve"
Apple's board issued a statement of total support of Steve Jobs this afternoon. It follows ex-CFO Fred Anderson's ass-covering letter yesterday claiming he was a patsy in the options backdating scandal. Apple's board said: We are not going to enter...Apple's board issued a statement of total support of Steve Jobs this afternoon. It follows ex-CFO Fred Anderson's ass-covering letter yesterday claiming he was a patsy in the options backdating scandal. Apple's board said:
We are not going to enter into a public debate with Fred Anderson or his lawyer. Steve Jobs cooperated fully with Apple's independent investigation and with the government's investigation of stock option grants at Apple. The SEC investigated the matter thoroughly and its complaint speaks for itself, in terms of what it says, what it does not say, who it charges, and who it does not charge. We have complete confidence in the conclusions of Apple's independent investigation, and in Steve's integrity and his ability to lead Apple.
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