Netgear CEO Patrick Lo had a lot of interesting things to say yesterday at a lunch with journalists in Sydney. Like how Apple will need to go open after Steve Jobs “goes away”, and Microsoft is “over”. But in the face of a global PR backlash, it seems he regrets the way he expressed some of the things he said: More »
Why would Amazon have to spend $US1.7 million on security for Jeff Bezos? Crazed Nook fans? Whatever the reason, it appears Amazon stepped up $US500,000 extra on security between 2008 and 2009 for their bald CEO. More »
Fortune’s Adam Lashinsky has written a fascinating article on Tim Cook, the quiet Apple’s Chief Operating Office unknown by most of the public, but a key member of the Dream Team that helped Steve Jobs to turn the company around during its dark ages. Why now? I can’t help to think that this is related to Steve Jobs’ potential farewell and Apple’s future transition of power. But while that’s probably my tinfoil hat in action, Lashinsky asks himself the same question I did: Can Cook become Apple’s CEO? Reading the events and third-party comments portrayed in his article, it feels like this may very well be the case.
