Wait, did Jack McDowell just say that James Andrews—inventor of the Tommy John surgery, sculptor of torn labrums, master of the arthroscope—accidentally destroyed his elbow during an otherwise routine procedure?
I don't think Jack McDowell said that James Andrews invented Tommy John surgery.
@macbeach: Not necessarily, the low millions is reasonable for a "family business" with a modest number of employees, and "mom-and-pop shop" can pass for that. What's changed is the definition of "holiday season," as any September shopper can tell you.
Quite. Aggressive? After dallying for two years? Taking this long to push the action, given their traditional reputation, looks positively wishy-washy.
At the executive level, great talent knows that you don't necessarily make it to the top as an internal candidate. If Google was to develop a reputation as a training ground for other company's CEOs, like Jack Welch and GE were for a while, it would mostly dispense with that objection. Whether this crew can accomplish that is another question.
@SwatLax: Well, apparently nobody got it in year one.
I'm not sure why the mouse matters to this discussion. Nobody ever expected a mouse to be anything more than a practice swing in the on-deck circle. I'm sure you could come up with better examples of Microsoft duds if you didn't feel obligated to pump up the pageviews on your previous pieces.
One moderator per topic - at what level of topic? It makes a difference whether you're talking about ten or fifty.
Factcheck - $66.8 million is revenues, not profits. You can find this on Mitchell Baker's blog, including a link to audited financial statements. I don't know if those will give you all the real answers you're looking for, considering that you've obviously seen the tax form also linked there, but it's a place to start.
Actually, on the basis of the title I would say the proof is already there, in the negative. However, knowing how often journalists don't write their own headlines, I will reserve judgment on Lacy's actual work.
Still, it's an impressive accomplishment. Not many books have a title that's nearly as long as the subtitle, and less memorable.
The trope of Billy Joel imitations has been just as tired as the song itself for nearly as long. But yes, lots of people don't understand that recycling something doesn't automatically qualify as parody.
@Scobleizer: Careful, now you're misrepresenting what Valleywag actually did.
Come now, it's not right to make fun of a man just because he fails to use the royal we correctly.
Well, he did name a title, albeit one that's ancient history.
He'll likely never write a bestseller either, which is more his line of work, but still, your formula psychoanalysis is so cliched, it's pathetic.
@sample032: Better tell that to the VCs chasing green tech.
