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Love Those Coincidences (5/12/98)
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Very interesting... Bill Campbell has announced that he is stepping down from his post as CEO of Intuit. He'll be replaced by current executive vice president William Harris, whom Campbell claims to have been "grooming" for the post for a while now. ZDNet has more details on this little shake-up.
So, uh, given that Bill is also a member of Apple's board of directors, we find it noteworthy that this happens at a time when Apple is still without a permanent CEO. Now, we at AtAT aren't ones to engage in rampant unfounded speculation. (Oh, wait... yes we are. Never mind.) We're assuming that many of you are way ahead of us on this one, and we're not the only ones thinking that Bill just may be headed for that top seat at Apple. Intuit did say, after all, that Bill had been wanting to "step back from day-to-day management" of Intuit for a while, now, so we consider it entirely possible that he's got something arranged with the rest of the Apple board. Yes, it's a long shot, but rampant speculation just isn't fun without the long shots.
So let's see... in this scenario, Bill takes the CEO slot, Steve grabs chairman of the board, and everyone lives happily ever after. It could happen. MacWorld Expo's only a couple of months away, and it'd be a good time to announce the news. Steve gets to shape policy as chairman of a board who worships the ground he walks on, Bill handles the day-to-day stuff, and it all works out in the end. There's a television ending for you.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 5/12/98 episode: May 12, 1998: Intuit chief Bill Campbell abandons his post at the financial software company-- has he got bigger fruit to fry? Meanwhile, Apple's hard at work on spiffying up its image; while ditching its loud patterns in favor of solids, it's also trying to snare funnyman Jerry Seinfeld for a historic commercial spot. "Didja ever notice how that Windows 95 crashes a lot?..."
Other scenes from that episode: 698: New Spring Fashion Trend (5/12/98) Consternation! Uproar! Say so long to the six colors on the Apple logo, because according to Time magazine, they are decidedly passé on the runways this spring. From now on, Apple's distinctively-shaped logo will be sans stripes... 699: One More Mac Seining Off (5/12/98) With "Seinfeld" finally closing up shop, Apple's losing one of their best product placements ever. As most of you know (and those that don't know aren't watching nearly enough television), Jerry's had a Mac on his desk in his fictional apartment for years...
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