Comments on: The end of the Silicon Valley celebrity CEO?

By: Earl Graunstadt, Clarkston, Michigan

Earl Graunstadt, Clarkston, Michigan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:33:10 +0000

Tell Steve to do the Dr. William Kelley diet. He will survive!

By: Chris, Los Angeles, CA

Chris, Los Angeles, CA — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:35:14 +0000

People try to find complex reasons why Steve decided to put an end to the Stevenote. It's very simple really if you think like Steve for a moment. Does anybody think it's a coincidence that he suddenly and abruptly steps off stage, probably for good, just three weeks after the Simpsons Lampoons the Stevenote on primetime television? Silly as it may sound, Apple execs saw that as the end. The Stevenote instantly became too iconic, and passe. I'm sure all the other things people are wondering about have been discussed at Apple for months now as well, but that was the final straw that hastened the end of the Stevenote because nothing is more important to the Apple Brand than being cool. And the Stevenote instantly became "uncool" when the Simpsons made lampooned it.

By: Ken Fisher, Woodside, CA

Ken Fisher, Woodside, CA — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:12:25 +0000

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The comment posted below attributed to me is not from me. It is someone posing as me for lord only knows what reason. There is no other Ken Fisher in Woodside and I have both business and personal reasons for never making such a posting.

One very sad part about the internet era is the wide spread capability for people to post anonymously, pretend to be who they aren't, etc.. The internet really has allowed our society to devolve into a drastically lower level of integrity. It is impossible to figure out what someone pretending to be me, or pretending to be anyone, posting something like this gets out of it. But whoever it is I feel sorry for. The world should hope for and expect better–but we don't and won't seem to be getting it via internet.

By: robin kelly, MI

robin kelly, MI — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:47:25 +0000

Stave is pissed at the MacWorld people. Apple is pulling out – and this is his slap in their face (since they already committed to being at this final show.) In addition to his tech/business savvy, Jobs is also pretty good at "payback" – just ask Sculley, and the former board members at Disney.

By: lieNoMore, No Where, Ca

lieNoMore, No Where, Ca — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:32:44 +0000

The "cult of personality" is always disgusting no matter what the institution. The media loves it and sycophants can't seem to live without it.

This is sad commentary on those who believe in such non-sense.

By: Ananth, Mountain View, CA

Ananth, Mountain View, CA — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:01:35 +0000

I'm surprised that you missed mentioning John Chambers in the list of celebrity CEOs…

By: Dan, Toronto, ON, Canada

Dan, Toronto, ON, Canada — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:13:57 +0000

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff is probably the closest thing today to a Silicon Valley celebrity CEO. It is hard to find any article on Cloud Computing that does not mention or quote Marc.

By: Steve A. Austin, TX

Steve A. Austin, TX — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:02:38 +0000

The increasing amount of product info leaks has taken the shine off of actual product announcements. It's no wonder that Apple was planning to pull out at some point, as the "splash" was just no longer there.

By: Robyn Banks, Livermore, CA

Robyn Banks, Livermore, CA — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:03:35 +0000

Maybe the fact that "MacWorld" is really for Macs, and Apple is much more than that now. I bet that there will be a new venue for non-Mac Apple launches.

By: Matt, Chandler, AZ

Matt, Chandler, AZ — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:02:11 +0000

Can someone help me with my macbook issue today?