Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Dell (DELL), EntrepreneursThe news today that Michael Dell has stepped back into the driver's seat of Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) makes me think of that other company that started big, tripped bad and didn't regain its footing until the guy who started it returned to the fold. I'm thinking, of course, of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAP) (until recently Apple Computer, Inc.). Founder Steve Jobs was forced out in 1985 by John Sculley, and, after a twelve year train wreck of failed products and low stock prices, Jobs returned ready to rock and roll in 1997 (ousting then-CEO Gil Amelio). We all know what Apple went on to become under Job's creative and loving eye. Are good things in store for Dell now that the guy ...
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Dell (DELL), EntrepreneursThe news today that Michael Dell has stepped back into the driver's seat of Dell, Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) makes me think of that other company that started big, tripped bad and didn't regain its footing until the guy who started it returned to the fold. I'm thinking, of course, of Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAP) (until recently Apple Computer, Inc.). Founder Steve Jobs was forced out in 1985 by John Sculley, and, after a twelve year train wreck of failed products and low stock prices, Jobs returned ready to rock and roll in 1997 (ousting then-CEO Gil Amelio). We all know what Apple went on to become under Job's creative and loving eye. Are good things in store for Dell now that the guy ...


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