John Sculley told Scoble that betting Apple on the first Macintosh was a mistake
Scobleizer · x · 2026-11-12
Robert Scoble recalls meeting John Sculley, the Apple CEO who fired Steve Jobs, a few times. Sculley told him it was a mistake for Jobs to bet the company on the first Macintosh, which sold poorly for its first four years.
The anecdote echoes the old Apple strategy clash — Sculley's conservative business approach versus Jobs' product gambles that history ultimately vindicated.
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