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Dell does not have an image as an innovator, as competitors like Apple or even Hewlett-Packard do. Do you see green initiatives as a way to differentiate yourself from competitors?
Anyone familiar with Macworld knows that Steve Jobs is secretive. It's part of his allure. But that mystique has taken a hit over revelations that the company backdated options. Apple's board gave Jobs and his senior management a vote of confidence following an internal investigation into 6,428...
Apple is hardly alone in backdating. Nearly 30% of U.S. companies manipulated options grants to executives between 1996 and 2005, and more than 200 companies have been implicated in options scandals. "Opportunistic timing in options is not unique," notes options expert Lucien Bebchuk, director of Harvard law school's program...
A report submitted by the board's special investigative committee, headed by Apple directors Al Gore and Jerome York, says Jobs knew about the backdating or recommended favorable dates to boost stock value but says he did not benefit from the two grants he received because he gave up his...
Now that the precedent has been set, it'll be interesting to see if other cell phone makers start demanding Apple-style treatment from wireless carriers. It'll also be worth watching to see how successful they'll be in knocking off the iPhone's all-screen form factor, which...