50 points cognoboffin 33 minutes ago 20 comments
teknologist 25 minutes ago | parent
Could have just powered through it. I'm surprised he decided to resign.
silverFork 20 minutes ago | parent
He is at retirement age and a zillionaire. So he is going to start cashing as he is no longer required to report the sale of the stock. He is going to liquidate.
teknologist 9 minutes ago | parent
I know. But the legacy story looks pretty bad at this point. He's been running it for decades.
silverFork 5 minutes ago | parent
Gates did it too and they still think he is guru which he never was by the way; all of them are into this stuff when the hit their 50s feeling left out of the game while accumulating zillions.
glimshe 19 minutes ago | parent
He didn't resign because of two affairs. He resigned because there were a LOT more than two affairs. I'm sure they wouldn't stop coming after enemies and the press smelled blood in the water.
ceejayoz 11 minutes ago | parent
Yeah, it's the treason-y bit that the affairs revealed.
radicalbyte 6 minutes ago | parent
..and because American culture is really prudish about that.
The French and Italians wouldn't blink an eye. Us Brits, we'd talk about it, he's get a slap on the wrist but wouldn't be sacked.
It seems to be a uniquely American thing that the CEO can basically do anything (lie, cheat, fraud etc) just as long as he doesn't get caught with his pants down.
geonic 17 minutes ago | parent
I think he was forced out
theandrewbailey 16 minutes ago | parent