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To: Russ who wrote (8470)	2/13/1998 12:34:00 AM
From: James Yu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

To All, "Steve Job is interviewing the candidates of new CEO right now." The Orange County Register, Calif., Business Briefs Column Feb. 12 (The Orange County Register/KRTBN)-- APPLE CLOSING IN ON HIRING CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Apple Computer Inc. has narrowed the candidates for chief executive to fewer than five, and a decision is expected next month, the recruiter leading the search said. Steve Jobs, Apple's interim chief executive, is interviewing the candidates now, said John Thompson, vice chairman at Heidrick & Struggles, which has been leading the search since Gilbert Amelio left the ailing personal-computer maker in August. "We are keeping our fingers crossed. We're close to a decision in the next 30 to 45 days," Thompson said. Apple has been looking for a chief executive for several months, and co-founder Jobs, who returned to the company 11 years after being forced out, has said he doesn't want the job. Thompson said the profit of $47 million in the first quarter has made his job a little easier. Apple posted losses for the previous four quarters, and in the past two fiscal years Apple has reported losses totaling $1.86 billion and cut 30 percent of its work force. "Now that Steve has returned the company to profitability, the timing is excellent," he said. He declined to name any of the possible candidates. Visit The Orange County Register on the World Wide Web at ocregister.com Best wishes James

To: Russ who wrote (8470)	2/13/1998 12:48:00 AM
From: Bill Jackson	Respond to of 213177

Russ, I wonder if we will track down something that will force Gates ot pay big money to Apple?? I remember back then there were quite a number of DOS based GUis, called DOS Shell, (often DOS hells), and they had all manner of assorted nested windows, pull down/up/sideways menus, and they all sprang from the Xerox thing as they predated the MAC. As to vapor ware talk by Gates, Apple is just as guilty of vapor speak, as are all the software houses. Sometimes these are lies, and they then start the program. Other times dev programs got delayed and delayed and they badly co-ordinated the months in advance magazine ads. Other time it is used to deny others marketing space and delays public purchasing efforts until they can see both and compare. Machiavelli lives !! Bill