Gil Amelio on how he will fix Apple (1995-ish?)

[mumfordlover97]

And quite honestly he laughs at that quote, finds it just as amusing as you guys do.

[mumfordlover97]

Get your facts straight, gil was brought into apple after steve was fired then ASKED HIM to come back, steve didn't fire him. Therefore gil saved apple, then brought back steve, your welcome

[fonq8e3ra]

famous gil quote: “apple is like a sinking ship, and my job is to get it steered in the right direction...” lol

[angelus5621]

Does he have tourettes?

[cybernetic100]

what a twat! loads like a shit-eating toad!

[Kraftwerck]

What aa asshole! Looks like a clown in that suite and tie. This guy couldn't tell the difference between a keyboard from his ass.

[giantcarver]

I think that the further history goes will show that Gil turned Apple around.

Jobs gets the credit due but it was Gil who first realized that Nextstep was the way to go to create the future of Macs.

From my perspective Apple was making and refining inventive products during this period Newton 2000, EMate, 20th Anniversary Mac, PowerBook 3500 g3. .

[mumfordlover97]

I know you guys can't help it, but Gil is my grandpa, and I love him dearly. The negative comments are extremely unnecessary, be careful what you post. Thank you.

[ckmckeon]

@mumfordlover97 Does anything else have a hole in it that needs to be steered in the right direction... No because no one cares about the direction in which you sink. Steve Jobs did the right thing history has shown that he was right and as a stock holder my vote was with Steve on the firing of your grandfather. Im sorry but it just worked out that way he couldn't think different...

[jgrab1]

Richard Nixon...

[WorldlyMusi]

He sounds so much like a politician... He should just run for political office or something, why business?

[TheStuntGuys123]

I will give him this, he was the one who brought Jobs back but he was a failure nonetheless

[TheStuntGuys123]

This guy brought the now second most valuable company In the world, down to its knees, him and John Sculley were the two that really brought apple down and had Jobs not come to save it we'd all be in Microsoft/Android hell

[ElZappata]

If Jimmy Hoffa ran apple..

[ClaymoreQuickScoper]

What a bozo.

[Potomacstud]

Don't blame Jobs . This man is truly a bozo

[WARP10CK]

BOOORING jeez Apple really was in trouble

[Shimmed]

@MSComputerVideos Doctor of Philosophy in Physics from Georgia Tech in physics

[theguzmans]

This guy makes IBM seem exciting.

[fjsiding]

This guy is sooooooooo cut throat . Fail.

[thedr00]

turn the teleprompter off!

[papalolita]

Gil Amelio -> Carly Fiorina -> Carol Bartz.

[MSComputerVideos]

Dr. Gil Amelio? Doctor of what? Being an ass? Ruining a company?

[jgrab1]

Why does he remind me of Richard Nixon? ("I am not a crook!")

[gilramirez12]

Haha, my name is Gil too!

[monkeyrun]

Steve Job's vision is pretty simple.

Better Products, everything else will fall into place.

[makkertje]

Hmm. Apple would have been long dead if this guy remained CEO of Apple. The only good thing he has done is to get Steve Jobs back to Apple. Steve backstabbed him and became (i)CEO himself and saving Apple with the iMac, iPod and iPhone. Things that Gil Amelio would neve have come up with..why? Because that's teh difference between a guy in a suit and a guy with a vision.

[ApacheD]

@makkertje You guys should all read iCon and get the story straight: 1) Amelio was well along in eliminating 80% of waste in development before Steve took over, 2) he was the one who shifted to targeting consumers with a low-end computer designed with Ellen Hancock, and within 3 weeks of it being finished Steve came in and named it the iMac, 3) he improved Apple's cashflow by slashing inventory down to 400M, and Steve continued that effort getting it down to 75M (but got all the credit).

[Mercury888]

@makkertje bravo you can read a book. Hopefully one day you develop your own thoughts. The world doesnt need any more lemmings

[UnimplementedTrap]

@makkertje I think what you mean is that Apple would almost surely be long dead *without* Amelio. Even the late Steve Jobs acknowledged that Amelio orchestrated a near financial miracle in securing cash for Apple to continue operating. Without Amelio, they would have run out of money, and then what; been acquired? Declared bankruptcy? It is exactly because of him that Apple lasted long enough to buy NeXT; without him, there would likely have been no Apple to which Jobs could return.

[moronpaul]

You can crap all over Amelio, but take this into consideration:

- He brought back Steve Jobs.

I don't think Spindler would of done this and sure as hell Sculley wouldn't of.

I know Amelio didn't want to be ousted and he's probably pissed that history has vindicated Jobs' return...but this is where Amelio should just be content: He did make millions after all with a golden parachute.

[rbnn]

@moronpaul He actually made very little, at least according to his book

[anilingus]

The only goof thing he did was when he bought NeXT.

[anilingus]

Well i am sure he did many goofs and so did i, i meant the only GOOD thing he did.

[Anavengertg]

Lol it's funny comparing the difference between this speech and the one Jobs gave at macworld 1997 =0D

[jgrab1]

Yes, it's the difference between a visionary and a suit.

[fractalsq]

this guy is the least creative guy on the planet. you can just tell he has no original ideas by looking at his tie. what were they thinking?

[fratpacktribute]

Amelio became CEO of Apple on Feb. 2, 2006

[cassettiespagetie]

O...k....

[jgrab1]

Wow, how'd he do that? Time machine?

[itsAyAy]

thats my birthdayyyyyy! feb2nd.

[jgrab1]

@fratpacktribute What are you drinking?

[behomeful]

@fratpacktribute your a fail noob

[JohnsonFredMcCliver]

@fratpacktribute No he didn't. Read the Steve Jobs book and get your facts right.

[McVaio]

"An even more successful future". Apple was near bankruptcy back then...

[jgrab1]

He reminds me of Richard Nixon somehow...

[jgrab1]

ROTFL!

[TaciturnGirl]

OHMYGOD HIS EYES FOLLOW ME.

[cassettiespagetie]

There will be a curse on your soul if you do not watch the other video I uploaded.