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IMHO, past and current events lead me to believe the new products Jobs has eluded to at the shareholder meeting and NAB are purposely leaked by AAPL for shareholders to keep the faith and help prevent the stock value from slipping -- and possible give it rise. Shareholders did not get the expected bump-up following a great earnings announcement, for whatever reason, -- and out comes pictures supporting the AMP project by a pretty good source, Mac the Knife. An AAPL leak?....Yes Intentional?....I believe so.
I also believe Jobs continues with the 'Interim' in his CEO title for a reason -- because of a potential acquisition of AAPL. Why the Interim? Jobs can better middleman negotiations as 'Interim' CEO between the Buyer with approval pending the support of the BOD. As 'Interim' CEO the BOD takes the heat/credit for the outcome of the negotiations.
I feel Jobs would have/will remove the 'Interim' if the treat of an acquisition were removed. Others have noted that AAPL is a prime candidate for acquisition, and who is better suited to negotiate on behalf of AAPL, its Shareholders and the future of AAPL technology than one of its creators, Steve Jobs. IMHO, the currant BOD realizes this.
The proxy pays special attention to the what-if scenario as outlined in 'Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or Asset Sale' (Appendix C, Item 15 c & d, Pages C-10 & 11).
Fred Anderson's recent comment "I don't want to be just the resident bean counter" leaves the reader to believe just that. Is Fred AAPL's next CEO?....I don't think so. Why the comment?
I'm confident that Steve Jobs will do what's best for Apple, its Shareholders and to further advance Apple technology. Time will tell.
Just my 2 cents worth,
Dennis
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