A secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple buy NeXT (2018)

Re:A secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple bu... by WalterBright on Saturday March 21, 2020 @02:04AM (#22644858)

> Your response was "A candidate has to have a track record of success." People are pointing out that doesn't appear to be sufficient.

I didn't say it was sufficient. For example, if I say "an airplane has to have wings" would you argue that isn't all it needs? Of course not.

There's a reason that English has the words "all", "only", etc. For example, there's a difference between "people like hamburgers" and "all people like hamburgers." There's a difference between "choosy people choose cheese" and "only choosy people choose cheese." English is not a programming language.

I suggest interpreting my messages from a presumption that neither am I a moron nor are people who select executives.

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Re:A secret call to Andy Grove that may have helped Apple bu... by nl on Saturday March 21, 2020 @03:45AM (#22645205)

I do understand English, but I don't understand what your point is in this thread?

You've said "A candidate has to have a track record of success. That's how", but every question people have raised to try and identify additional points the response hasn't really added any additional information.

If your point that "people who [successfully] select CEOs" have some additional criteria that they use (outside the track record) then: Yes! Great!

What is it?

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