Tag: Nellie Hacker

December 2000 Glad you asked, Nellie. With Apple’s stock down, the whole North American economy slowing, market share in the doldrums, the educational rep fiasco, and inventory a tad on the high side, the naysayers have been snapping at brand-new CEO Steve Jobs’ heels like a pack of punk piranhas. Things will get worse now the company’s announced a projected loss. But fact is, the company’s worth more than its market valuation just now, so if I had a few…

“Hey, sir, look at this!”. That is one thing that you can rely on about Nellie Hacker. When she has something to say she just bursts right in. “I thought you were typing up one of my articles tonight.” I shot back to the other end of my lab where Nellie sat hunched over the computer keyboard. “Oh don’t worry, I keep track of my time. I’m finished, so I thought I would boot up this disk I got from…