Sun: A CEO's Last Stand
I found this through /. Pretty interesting read I'd say. The author(s) absolutely know what they have to say. I have to admit though, these folks are either dissatisfied users of Solaris or they really hate Scott McNealy. I could only but imagine this would be a very long personal attack just by looking at the title.
I mean, how else can you explain these guys going at length trying to undermine the work Scott has done. Sure he made some bad decisions adn sure he lost SUN some money(okay millions) but that does not explain these guys poking into his young days.
" McNealy's willingness to buck popular opinion dates back to his days growing up outside Detroit. His father was vice-chairman of American Motors Corp., and Scott was an accomplished kid -- honors student, standout clarinetist, captain of the tennis team. One summer, he worked in an auto-parts factory. When the United Auto Workers at the plant went on strike, McNealy didn't think twice about crossing the picket lines -- despite bomb threats and jeers from angry union members. "It seemed incredibly stupid," he said. "I couldn't see how highly paid uaw workers were helping their cause" by losing the company money."
Does the course on jouranalism teach you psychology too? Anyway, if we were to take a minute out and just analyze what they mean by this paragraphy, you'd see that they are totally turning the picture. It's like portraying this(Mcnealy) guy as a topsy-turvy minded fellow.
I believe this piece is too critical of Mcnealy. I agree he has made some stupid blunders, and continues till day, but I sure as hell don't think that he ahs lost it. Trust me folks, just when you think that he'd soon fade away into a bottomless pitt, bang -- he's back. He will fight back and SUN will fight back.
This is what I see looking back at SUN. I see a guy who had the guts to outdo MS. So what if it lasted for less tahn six years. It showed the intutiveness of Mcnealy. Earning SUN nearly $2 billion in profit in 2000 thanks to JAVA again shows his intutiveness and superb judgement, though short lived.
When he said "I'm here, and I'm not going away. This is a really tough situation, and we're going to get through this," in 2001, he meant it. And believe me you, SUN is still standing because of Scott. Throw him out and SUN will be flushed so down your toilet that you wouldn't even care to notice.
Says analyst Andrew Neff of Bear, Stearns & Co. (BSC ): "It's pretty standard that if the ship keeps going toward the iceberg, you change the captain." Well, the captain has the best seat and the best view. This nature can only be caused by (A)loss of eyesight/foresight/insight or (B)he sees something only he can, a way through the iceberg. It's for this reason that he is made the captain -- he can see a way out of sticky situations.
I mean, how else can you explain these guys going at length trying to undermine the work Scott has done. Sure he made some bad decisions adn sure he lost SUN some money(okay millions) but that does not explain these guys poking into his young days.
" McNealy's willingness to buck popular opinion dates back to his days growing up outside Detroit. His father was vice-chairman of American Motors Corp., and Scott was an accomplished kid -- honors student, standout clarinetist, captain of the tennis team. One summer, he worked in an auto-parts factory. When the United Auto Workers at the plant went on strike, McNealy didn't think twice about crossing the picket lines -- despite bomb threats and jeers from angry union members. "It seemed incredibly stupid," he said. "I couldn't see how highly paid uaw workers were helping their cause" by losing the company money."
Does the course on jouranalism teach you psychology too? Anyway, if we were to take a minute out and just analyze what they mean by this paragraphy, you'd see that they are totally turning the picture. It's like portraying this(Mcnealy) guy as a topsy-turvy minded fellow.
I believe this piece is too critical of Mcnealy. I agree he has made some stupid blunders, and continues till day, but I sure as hell don't think that he ahs lost it. Trust me folks, just when you think that he'd soon fade away into a bottomless pitt, bang -- he's back. He will fight back and SUN will fight back.
This is what I see looking back at SUN. I see a guy who had the guts to outdo MS. So what if it lasted for less tahn six years. It showed the intutiveness of Mcnealy. Earning SUN nearly $2 billion in profit in 2000 thanks to JAVA again shows his intutiveness and superb judgement, though short lived.
When he said "I'm here, and I'm not going away. This is a really tough situation, and we're going to get through this," in 2001, he meant it. And believe me you, SUN is still standing because of Scott. Throw him out and SUN will be flushed so down your toilet that you wouldn't even care to notice.
Says analyst Andrew Neff of Bear, Stearns & Co. (BSC ): "It's pretty standard that if the ship keeps going toward the iceberg, you change the captain." Well, the captain has the best seat and the best view. This nature can only be caused by (A)loss of eyesight/foresight/insight or (B)he sees something only he can, a way through the iceberg. It's for this reason that he is made the captain -- he can see a way out of sticky situations.
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9:05 PM
