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Nov 10, 08 - 04:04 pm Comment from: ron

Balmer, he would fit right in.

Nov 10, 08 - 04:07 pm Comment from: Tiger Leopard

Enderle is a stupid git. His website and "group" is a joke. He will forever rot in technology hell.

I think the appropriate questions are "Why does U.S. need a Chief Technology Officer hack with a multi-million dollar budget and cadre of unelected bureaucrats?" and "How does a self-serving government bureaucracy perform better than a number of independent companies competing for dollars and ideas?"

Nov 10, 08 - 04:19 pm Comment from: theloniousMac

I agree with Enderl on one candidate. I'd like Lawrence Lessig. He'd be a great CTO.

Instead we're likely to get some Chicago hack from a crooked phone company or something.

Marc Andreessen for CTO - seriously.

Nicholas Negroponte

His laptop initiative is floundering because of corporate greed but he's a brilliant visionary and qualified candidate.

Nov 10, 08 - 04:38 pm Comment from: Demon

Apple's Ads work because Window's users identify with issues Apple put's out their and it opens their mind to the realization that Windows sux and their is a better choice.
The Apple Vista Ad budget spot for example. You know how many Windows users keep say why is Microsoft spending all this money on ads instead of fixing Vista.
The talk at Microsoft is no longer about Vista in fact Vista is a dirty word in Microsoft PR they are already only talking about Windows 7 (so what happened to Vista). So what happen to Vista it's internally referenced only as Windows 6. So again Window's users identify with Apple's ad on not speaking of Vista any more.
Negative not at all, connecting with the consumer and great advertising with out question. Window's users get the share the inside joke, release some of their pent up frustrations with Windows and at the lease leave with a smile. Apple's Customer satisfaction starts with the Ads that the customers are connecting with that are getting them out from under the Windows pushers and onto a PC were the company really does care out their user experience and satisfaction of the entire Apple experience for the Ads to the store and the set-up and continues on to the next Apple product or computer.
Microsoft has their OEM license fee that all they care about, or at least until the OEMs sales start to tank and then MS has to step-up and through hundred if millions at advertising to help the OEMs stop and reverse their sales slide. MS would have been better off giving all the ad money to the OEMs to prop them up and to do their own ads Instead of Microsoft's untargeted unfocused, I'm a PC ads, which are just reinforcing Apple's "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ads.

Bill Joy

Regardless of the CTO, I think Republicans should all get behind President Obama and support him just like the Democrats did for President Bush...

Uh, never mind.

Obama is a Mac Guy!

Hire me as the CTO!!!!

Considering ol Google Eric was a potted plant during Obama's speech last week, I'd say he has the job but probably not the title...after all it would be a big cut in pay.

Nov 10, 08 - 04:48 pm Comment from: KingMel

Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Some are worth more than others. Experience can be overrated, particularly if a leader can surround himself/herself with seasoned experts. Experience applied inappropriately can lead to disaster.

The keys for an ideal President, in my opinion, are vision to perceive the desired end goals, ability to synthesize a plan/approach for success, and the leadership ability to focus and energize the team to execute the plan. Steve Jobs exemplifies these traits in his leadership of Apple, Inc. Hopefully President-Elect Obama will do the same for our country.

Meticulously designing products works for products, not for the lives of citizens. The government should not be in the business of designing how we do things, no matter how intellectually superior they are to the rest of us.

"I am breathing a long sigh of relief this week now that the election is over and it appears, for once, the most qualified candidate actually got the job....."

Ok, you can like Obama better, you can like his plans better, but to call him the most qualified is a bit of a stretch. Again, not an attack on the President Elect, just an observation.

"...This seems to rarely happen, and my only remaining hope is Apple gets a clue from McCain's loss and switches off the negative advertising and instead works on improving its own products."

Again, this election was the least negative I've ever seen in my life, so I am not sure what he's talking about.

Nov 10, 08 - 04:59 pm Comment from: Spark

Enderle is a complete douche. And the last thing we need to in the Executive Branch is a CTO! If Obama has any hope to right the Federal government's insatiable appetite for deficit spending, he needs to look at what cabinet departments to eliminate, not new ones to create.

Nov 10, 08 - 04:59 pm Comment from: Ashami

Enderle is right for once...Obama was the more qualified, even if not the most experienced, candidate. His intelligence, temperament, vision, and ability to create broad coalitions is exactly what the office needs right now. I agree with KingMel that Obama and Jobs are very much alike in these regards, and I expect a parallel path of excellence for both the US and Apple because of it.

Nov 10, 08 - 05:04 pm Comment from: qka

And about Enderle ....

Even a broken clock is right twice a day. Plain dumb probability says he will be correct once in a great while.

When one of your major U.S. cities is reduced to a smoking crater by a suitcase nuke smuggled in because Obama eliminates the effective and proven profiling methods, I hope it's Washington, D.C and that it happens when all of you Obama voters are there to celebrate yourselves on National Retard Day.

Nov 10, 08 - 05:08 pm Comment from: ericdano

Who really cares? With all this bandwidth capping, monitoring, lawsuits.......and now with Obama taking over, higher taxes..........

I feel like we are in Russia

Nov 10, 08 - 05:27 pm Comment from: alansky

@R.D. Stevens

Dear R.D.,

Kindly crawl back under your rock and STFU.

TAXES! TAXES! TAXES!

Would you right wing nutjobs please STFU. All you ever talk about is TAXES and SOCIALISM. Nevermind that the political system is corrupted by unregulated corporations and banking system, etc.

You know, TAXES pay for roads and education and the things you use every damn day. If you don't want that stuff then go live in a hole and let us know how that works out for you.

You think the internet was invented by corporations? You think the personal computer was invented by corporations? Most of basis for the technology you take for granted was created largely by government funded educational institutions. YOU MORONS.

Look at the huge list of individuals and institutions that endorsed Obama and do some research. Stop getting all your opinions from the TV and radio or at least stop regurgitating them as thought they are factual.

Hire a CTO: Obama will appoint the nation’s first chief technology officer to manage the use of technology in federal agencies “to ensure that they use best-in-class technologies and share best practices.” Rumored for consideration is Sun founder Bill Joy.

http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2008/11/06/what-an-obama-presidency-means-for-technology/#more-2917

It's fine and dandy to engage in an illegal war based on dis-information with tax dollars but if somebody wants to use taxes to pay for social services... OUTRAGEOUS.

WELFARE!

It's OK to bail out banks and auto-makers but not the common family that is losing their home.

It's very simple for you "conservatives" isn't it. It's black and white. If a Republican spends money it's OK. If a Democrat spends it it's SOCIALISM.

Capitalism is an economic system. Not a form of government. Not a religion.

Nov 10, 08 - 05:38 pm Comment from: Judge Bork

raskol,

You're confused. This will help:

"Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime."

Democrats want to dole out fish each day - it helps keep voters dependant on them, thereby insuring a certain level of votes.

Republicans want to teach people how to fish for themselves.

"When I went off to college, the guys I used to hang with were pumping gas and voting Democrat. Today they're still pumping gas and voting Democrat. Guess the Democrats didn't do much for them." - Charles Barkley

Nov 10, 08 - 05:46 pm Comment from: Fred Mertz

Woz

hey, reality

Establishment democrats gave bush everything he wanted while they were a supposed opposition minority party and with very few individual exceptions /feingold/ echoed the bush talking points. Preventative war without an end strategy, wholesale repealing of constitutional protections for americans, vast expansion of executive power (if the president says it's legal then it must be legal), more deregulation, the "ownership society," etc.

No accountability for policies and actions that for decades have been the very definition of war crimes. All brought to you courtesy of enabling democrats. Exactly the reason bush will never face consequences for lying to america or breaking the law. Too many establishment democrats are complicit in the crimes.

Obama will not wave a magic wand and fix all of our problems. He will make mistakes. But he will bring leadership and respect for the rule of law that the exiting administration feels is quaint. Republicans and democrats who want to play games, waste more time, and continue to oppose meaningful change to get the country back on track will continue to get their ass handed to them as they have in the last two elections.

You know, TAXES pay for roads and education and the things you use every damn day.

Taxes only pay for part of those. Borrowing covers the rest.

And I'm a little confused as to how, say, an unfunded Wall Street bailout is something I use "every damn day".

The fact is our government is completely out of control, trying to be-all and do-all for all. It can't, no organization could!! When will Uncles Sam's credit be cut off like everyone else's?

Finally, study the Laffer Curve sometime. Raising taxes does not always increase revenue.

Nov 10, 08 - 05:50 pm Comment from: TexasAg03

raskol,

It was/is not an "illegal war". Congress approved it.

Nov 10, 08 - 05:52 pm Comment from: Shadowself

Someone needs to tell Enderle (and any Obama staffer, if necessary) that CTO is *NOT* the same as CTO!

The CTO position must cover more than just computers, networking and such!

Appointing anyone as CTO and have them focus 90+% on computers, networking and such is just plain stupid.

Who should Obama name as U.S. Chief Technology Officer?

Ballmer. Seriously.

Can't beat his experience at running bloated, ineffective bureaucracies.

Nov 10, 08 - 05:53 pm Comment from: amyhre

While I'd agree that Steve Jobs would make an excellent CTO, along with some others on that list, I'm not sure that he'd give up being the head of Apple. Seems to me that Apple is something that fires him up, something he has a passion for. Now I'm not saying that he wouldn't mind being of service to his country in Obama's Cabinet, if indeed the CTO will become part of the Cabinet, but I just don't see it as being likely. Granted, I could very well be wrong and we may be seeing rumors of CTO Steve Jobs' health and how OMG, America is doomed. I hope not though.

While I'm no fan of the Obamessiah, he would be right to appoint a CTO for the federal government (not for the NATION). The mishmash of technology strategies at different federal agencies, most of which have no competence in technology is a disaster. The FBI, for example, has blow hundreds of millions of dollars (maybe even billions by now) on trying to develop a modern database system for their mission-critical files and accomplished almost nothing. They're not going to get really strong tech leaders in every individual agency. This is the type of service that would benefit from central coordination. Of course, if the CTO botches it, it would even worse than it is now!

Nov 10, 08 - 06:03 pm Comment from: HolyMackerel

Ballmer's CTO Policy Speech:

America! America! America! America!
America! America! America! America!
I have four words for you.
I-love-this-country!

</sweat on>

@ TexasAg03
The President made his case for war based on false information. Therefore I use the word "illegal" to describe the war.

It is illegal to steal. Regardless of whether one is convicted for the crime of stealing one has committed an illegal act.

Their = Belonging to them
There = Over There, There is... etc.
They're = They are

Ah, I feel better now.

The FBI, for example, has blow hundreds of millions of dollars (maybe even billions by now) on trying to develop a modern database system for their mission-critical files and accomplished almost nothing

Again, Steve Ballmer.

The man with experience for the job!!

@ Judge Bork:

Teach, yes exactly. Like most people are taught, in a public school. Which you people don't seem to want to fund.

And as usual you right wingers miss the point. Charles Barkley is a basketball player. Let's not confuse anecdotes with wisdom.

@ other side:

I agree, the bailout of Wall Street is a shame. Unfortunately when you do not have The People in control this is what happens. Corporate Fascism. Hey for fun let's look up Monsanto in India on google. See what you find.

The People need to come together. Our government is supposed to be "of the people, by the people and for the people." The government is only the enemy of the people if the people allow it to be. If we are not informed and involved then YES, our government will rule us.

I don't like the Democrats either. However, I am tired of hearing about Socialism and TAXES. These are talking points generated by a propaganda machine.

When your government is no longer providing for the good of the people then it must be eliminated and replaced. So grow some balls and do it.

Fred Mertz is correct, Woz would be a great choice!

Nov 10, 08 - 06:41 pm Comment from: Brulek

vinton cerf sounds like a good choice. Gore is cool but has a different focus (environment, obviously) + possible conflict of interest with apple, google involvement.

Sorry Barkley, that quote was trrrrrible....

Neither republicans or democrats can motivate people to get off their asses and take responsibility for themselves. There's people who do take advantage of welfare but it's there for people who genuinely need it. Teaching a man to fish can mean more than a handout here.

I went to school with a few guys who vote republican, went to fuckoff business school completely bought and paid for by Dad, and who will probably inherit their daddy's business—and being completely indifferent about it and about as smart as a box of rocks. Of course these people complain about "socialists" screwing money out of them but what did they really do to earn it?

I went to school with a few guys who vote republican, went to fuckoff business school completely bought and paid for by Dad, and who will probably inherit their daddy's business—and being completely indifferent about it and about as smart as a box of rocks. Of course these people complain about "socialists" screwing money out of them but what did they really do to earn it?

IOW, male Paris Hiltons?

When your government is no longer providing for the good of the people then it must be eliminated and replaced. So grow some balls and do it.

The Establishment stands ready to stop any political attempt.
The police and military stand ready to stop any physical attempt.

So, without getting Palinized or killed, what's one to do?

This may be the site of "Here's to the Crazy Ones", but I'm not that damned crazy.

Levels of giving --- the existence of higher ones does not disqualify the lower. Advocating higher ones is not a replacement for doing any.

http://judaism.about.com/od/beliefs/a/charity_nine.htm

Nov 10, 08 - 10:45 pm Comment from: MacRaven

I don't want Steve Jobs in that position. He needs to keep his eye on the ball at Apple. Apple is inching closer each day to putting Micro$oft under, he needs to stay focused.

The long controversy on the presidential candidates had end. The election is over and America has appointed a new leader. The people have chosen “change” by electing Barack Obama for the next President of the United States. Whether the United States changes for the better or for the worse, there is no doubt that change is in store for our country. It’s clear that Americans believe Obama will bring a positive change to our country. Everybody is expecting changes and improvement to our country. We’ve heard many of the promises he has made to the U.S. from lowering taxes for the middle class to putting a timeline on the war in Iraq and trimming the federal budget “line by line.” However, Obama also supports the elimination of the payday loan industry. He believes that eradicating the payday loan industry will protect low-income and families in general from falling victims to predatory lenders. On higher ground, it will be a violation to our financial freedom if the option to utilize affordable payday loans is wiped out. There’s no assurance that removing payday loans would be a good solution in terms of economical crisis that all of as is suffering up to the present day. Threatening our rights to financial freedom is not a great start to creating positive change. We should always think twice, be open-minded!

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First order of the MDN-appointed U.S. Chief Technology Officer:

OS X has to be implemented in all US Nuclear Weapons.

Well, if Jobs ever steps down from CEO at least you know theres that opening

Name me. I need the money and I'm better than Enderle. So is everyone else, but I got here first.

He believes that eradicating the payday loan industry will protect low-income and families in general from falling victims to predatory lenders.

Does that apply to the credit card industry as well?

With usury-level interest rates, I'm surprised the CC cos. don't also send goons to bust their customers' kneecaps.

As for the article? Call Mikey Dell. He's gonna need a job soon.

Election is now over and Barack Obama has won the position of the next president of the United States. There are lots of expectations that wait for him and lots of promises to be fulfilled. Obama has promised the U.S. a lot of things like lower taxes for the middle class, putting a timeline on the war in Iraq, and trimming the federal budget “line by line.” What many Americans don’t realize is that Obama has also supported the elimination of the payday loan industry. Obama thinks doing away with the payday loan industry will protect low-income, and often minority, families from being victimized by predatory lenders. However, getting rid of the payday loans is a violation of our financial freedom. Maybe Obama will give America what it needs, but taking away our financial freedom isn’t a great start to creating positive change. Read more on this site http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/11/06/obama-to-bring-change-how-will-payday-loans-change/

Like it or not, America has spoken. And America says it's time for a change.

Roaring victory sounded off throughout the world as they announced America’s next Commander in Chief. Congratulations, Mr. Barack Obama on becoming the 44th President of the United States. Your endurance is beyond admirable, as you have come to the end of your 22-month campaign, emerging with victory. If you thought the campaign was rough, wait until you actually dive into the issues that await you with the American economy. In actuality, your journey has just begun. You have proposed a number of different stimulus packages in recent weeks regarding the financial system and we all know our ailing economy must be stabilized. The two targets that will most likely score you points on both sides are your ideas about temporarily exempting the unemployed from having to pay tax on their unemployment benefits and temporarily exempting seniors from having to make annual withdrawals from their IRAs and 401Ks after age 70 ½. Yet, the largest issue should be keeping the bailout/credit repair that Bush started on track. You must stem the tide of real estate foreclosures and change the outlook of financial regulation, making it “more transparent.” At this point, Mr. President-Elect you already have a wide range of tough work cut out for you. Oh, but for those good old carefree campaign days….

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