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To: Eric Yang who wrote (8543)	2/16/1998 5:06:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Eric, You and I have snapshots from the point of view of others. I know several paople who know him personally and have worked at Apple and one still does. I do not particularly like or dislike him. I see him as part of the coterie that squandered APples potential starting back in the 80's. He has done nothing to change my mind about his ability. In fact he knows his limitations and does not want the position he will fail in. He might have done a few things to shrink Apple into profitability, and shifted some bottom line stuff around to give a veneer of profitability. But look at the exceptional items when the year end is done and se how he made it profitable. It might not be money that did it. He had areputation os spending money like water in the good times when Apple was running. Back in the Apple I and II+ launches they had minimal money and little credit. He soon learned to spend. What you are saying is that investments advisors and others who no not own Apple boxes or shares should go away. How will you get new buyers/investors? He is acting like one of those California motivators you see on late nite TV. Bill

To: Eric Yang who wrote (8543)	2/16/1998 5:57:00 PM
From: HerbVic	Respond to of 213177

3 Cheers for Eric! I admire a writer who makes a good point. One who makes 3 good points is worth cheering. 1> Since then [December], Apple has only gotten healthier..the results speak for themselves. 2> If Jobs is "micro manager", you [Bill] and Ed have been "backseat drivers" 3> what "Apple investors" and "Mac users" feel about Jobs far outweighs the opinion of a PC user & non-AAPL investor [Bill]. Rah... rah... rah! HerbVic

To: Eric Yang who wrote (8543)	2/16/1998 11:02:00 PM
From: Hippieslayer	Respond to of 213177

Hold on there. I agree that Jobs has done a decent job, but to use medical terminology, Apple has been upgraded form critical to fair condition. Your statement that Apple is profitable is correct, but in full context- one quarter of showing profitability doesn't mean a thing. If Apple shows a consistency of several quarters of profits- especially percentage increases over the previous quarter, then you have a case that Apple is back on track. Showing a profit for ONE quarter is not enough to say that Apple is back on track. And to use this one quarter of profitability as a criteria for investing in Apple is, IMHO, seriously flawed.