Linked List: August 14, 2010

Saturday, 14 August 2010

Joe Nocera on Why HP Fired Mark Hurd ★

Joe Nocera:

On the other hand, putting up dazzling short-term numbers that have the effect of enriching himself while robbing H.P.’s future — isn’t that what a C.E.O. should be fired for? Firing Mr. Hurd for that reason, however, would have taken courage, something that has always been in short supply on the H.P. board.

Apple Manager Arrested in $1 Million Kickback Scheme ★

Pete Carey, reporting for The San Jose Mercury News:

A midlevel Apple manager was arrested Friday and accused of accepting more than $1 million in kickbacks from half a dozen Asian suppliers of iPhone and iPod accessories in a federal indictment unsealed and a separate civil suit.

Coincidence? Or Special Sauce? ★

Oracle.com disappeared from Google search results for a few hours yesterday.

Update: Apparently not: it was a forged query.