Jobs Page #8

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You are your own worst enemy.

And this company's.

This... It's unbelievable.

Who do you think you are?

I'm CEO of Apple Computer.

Hiring you

was the worst mistake

I have ever made.

Steve, it doesn't

have to be this way.

Okay. That's done.

Boards

don't run companies.

The people who create the

product run the company.

He has the nerve to tell me

we should have used the 512.

We told them that

it needed a 512.

We said not to use the 128.

We knew 128 kilobytes wasn't gonna

get it done when we built it.

Sculley is leaving

for China tonight.

He's gonna be there for

a week, so we got time.

We just gotta recruit.

Sieve, Sculley's

gonna find out.

And then what happens,

you know?

He's the CEO of

the company now.

Well, for now.

But we have the people

who make Apple.

Oh, hey, Mike.

We're just getting started.

Guys, give us a second.

John's canceled his trip.

He's having an executive staff

meeting first thing tomorrow.

So I didn't come to join your revolution.

I came to warn you.

He wants to make

absolutely sure

you're nothing more

than a figurehead.

No power, no title.

No team.

I remember thinking when we first

met, um, that you were remarkable.

You wanted to do

something truly great.

And I did, too.

I still do.

Raise the white flag. Concede to Sculley.

I'm begging you.

No.

You can't win this one.

Whose side are

you on, Mike?

Because there are sides now.

And you're either with me

or you're against me.

Are you with me, Mike?

Yes, Steve. I'm with you.

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Those in favor

of John Sculley.

All in favor

of Steve Jobs.

Mike.

Every Board member's vote

must be accounted for.

Mike?

Sculley.

I vote for Sculley.

So, now what do we do?

Apple's market value has

eroded in the past several years,

which led to the ousting of former

chief John Sculley in 1993.

Ed Woolard,

former CEO of DuPont,

has joined Apple as

Chairman of the Board.

New CEO Gil Amelio says

sweeping changes are necessary.

Jobs' computer software company

NEXT, has entered into buyout talks

with his former company,

Apple Computer.

Hey, will you wake up Lisa and

see if she wants breakfast?

Yeah.

Lisa?

Lisa? Come on.

Are you gonna

sleep all day, huh?

Oh, go away.

Why? I say all day

because it's 10:
00.

Laurene made you breakfast.

I'm not hungry.

Well, you can't sleep

all winter break.

Yes, I can.

Reed! Reed!

Can we not run in the garden?

Please?

Thank you.

Were you able

to get Lisa up?

Well, how can a human

being sleep that much?

She... I don't know

if she's coming or not.

I'm going to the farmer's market today.

Just gonna get a few things.

You have any plans?

You want to come with me?

Hmm'?

I said do you have plans?

Today?

Well, Gil Amelio

is gonna stop by.

They're transitioning in

some of our software.

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I'm... I'm just helping them out.

They just need a little help.

Oh, boy.

I'm in trouble,

aren't I?

Steve, what can I do to

convince you to come back?

What can you do

to convince me

I wouldn't be boarding

the Titanic, Gil?

Because I know how you feel aboutApple.

What NEXT could never be.

Plus, you know, considering

that you now own

a million and a half

shares of Apple,

I mean, that's

a tangible investment, too.

You guys must be

pretty desperate.

We're not desperate.

How are things going

with the Newton?

Look, don't blame me for the

failures of the last regime.

It's not as bad

as you think.

You're overseeing

massive layoffs.

Apple stock just set

another record low.

And you're four months

from insolvency, Gil.

I'd say that's pretty bad.

Well, yeah. In order

to fix what's broken,

some sacrifices

are necessary. All right?

Steve, what do you need?

Name it.

Steve.

Gil.

Steve.

Mike.

It's nice to see you.

Come on,

I'll show you around.

No, Gil, don't worry about it.

I'll give him the tour.

You sure?

Yeah, sure.

No problem. Come on.

That's great.

You guys go ahead. I'll...

I'll catch up.

There's something I

always wanted you to know, Steve.

It was never my call.

Let's not do this, Mike.

No, this is important.

You know, I tried.

I wanted you here.

I always did.

It's too bad it took me

so long to get you back.

Oh, I'm not back.

Yeah.

You will be.

We'll see about that

You know, I'm gonna show myself around.

I'll take it from here.

Son of a b*tch.

Who did these?

I did, sir.

Who are you?

Jonathan Ive. I'm Director

of Industrial Design.

Why are you still here?

It's 11:
00 a.m.

on a Monday.

No.

Why are you

still here at Apple?

This isn't

the company I built.

There's no taste, no style.

No design.

So unless they're shackling

you here, why do you stay?

Well, sir, I guess I would

say there are still

those of us that believe

in what Apple stood for.

What you stood for.

What do you think

I stood for?

I think...

I think you believe

that the computer,

or the Walkman,

or whatever it may be,

should be a natural extension

of the individual.

And it's that mission,

that devotion to quality,

and ideals, and heart...

That's what keeps us here.

That we might do it once more.

Okay. Whatever

you're working on,

the rest of the day

I want you to forget it.

I want everyone to

design something new.

I don't care what it is, I

don't care if it's technology,

just create something.

Something useful.

Something you care about.

Steve.

We're glad you're back.

I'm not back.

Yet.

Steve.

Ugh!

Junk.

Steve, you met

our Chairman, Ed Woolard.

Sieve.

Hi.

Look, um...

I know all about the bad

blood you must taste.

And I understand your hesitation to trust me.

But I just want you to know

lam not Arthur Rock.

I'm your friend.

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So, can we take

a minute to talk?

Apparently.

Today/'s Paper-

I'm sure you've

seen the news.

I'm sorry, Ed, you're gonna

have to be more specific.

Our shares dropped

7.5% overnight.

It's the lowest

it's been in 10 years.

Last week

an unidentified investor

dropped one point five

million shares.

Put a real scare into

the marketplace, Steve.

One point five

million shares? Wow.

I guess the stockholders

must be getting restless.

We wan!

you here, Steve.

I'm here.

As a consultant.

As CEO.

CEO?

Yeah.

At least in the interim.

And Gil?

Yeah, well,

Gil's halfway out the door.

He has to see

the writing on the wall.

At least if he's not

too proud to admit it.

Oh, he's going to try to force you

out, and make a case against you.

Where have I

seen this before?

Gil's on the ledge. He

doesn't have a play here.

All we need is

a little push from you.

If you want to get back what

you lost, this is the time.

I never lost it.

It was stolen from me.

There's no sex left in computers.

No curves.

Now, if computers are

for art, and beauty,

and global interconnectivity,

why are they so ugly?

You know, it should be artful.

But no one cares.

The world may mistakenly see

computers only in black and white,

but we live, and we dream

and we paint in color.

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