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To: Larry S. who wrote (7411)	1/7/1998 5:37:00 AM
From: Gary Ku	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

>> Steve Jobs Walk-out on CNBC - what do people think. Would it have been better for Jobs to say " We agreed not to talk about that" as opposed to walking out? To me, it gave an immaturity that is not appropriate for an (acting) CEO of Major Corporation. Larry<< Nobody is perfect, we can always pick up something out of somebody. But don't get into the habit of picking somebody up. To judge a person, if you want, you have to judge his overall performance.

To: Larry S. who wrote (7411)	1/9/1998 3:39:00 AM
From: Nick S.	Respond to of 213173

Fairly new to SI and been lurking in the shadows for about one month - but have been following AAPL for about one year. I have a hypothesis about SJ's disappearing act during the CNBC interview (DISCLAIMER: THIS IS PURE SPECULATION). Here goes. The issue that I feel may need addressing is not HOW he should have handled an annoying question, but WHY he was annoyed in the first place. Yes, I know he has probably been asked about his CEO status a thousand times if once, but that comes with the territory and you have to deal with situations like that professionally. IMHO only, I suspect there is something more to the situation than meets the eye. Specifically, I suspect SJ may have already decided to take the position and hence made an (apparent) gentlemans agreement not to have this particular issue discussed during the interview. This is because of his responsibilities with Pixar. Obviously the board of Pixar would be peeved if he now changes his mind and joins AAPL permanently after repeatedly denying he would do this. SJ would probably like to inform them in person and not have them hear it second hand through the media. And yes, he could once again deny he has any intentions of heading up AAPL, but this may get him into hot water down the road if he does indeed assume leadership - especially if its sooner rather than later as I suspect. Anyways, JMHO, but comments would be appreciated. Nick