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Gil Amelio's hard-hitting and frank account of his life as CEO of Apple Computer begins with this astonishing, never-before-revealed encounter. Five hundred tumultuous days later, Jobs himself would play a prominent role in influencing Apple's board of directors to fire Amelio. "On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple" is Gil Amelio's gripping and fast-paced recollection of what happened, told from his unique perspective as the occupant of Apple's hot seat. This is the revealing story of how a proven high-technology turnaround artist took on the biggest challenge of his career — and perhaps his life. Nothing could have prepared Amelio for the chaos that greeted him when he took over as CEO. First there was the reversal he suffered at the hands of the in-house legal staff from day one that rendered his highly touted compensation package a sham. Then, rapidly, came the spiraling maelstrom of problems — financial, organizational and creative — that threatened daily to sweep him and Apple into oblivion. Amelio quickly uncovered the truth that the company was hemorrhaging both dollars and talent. He immediately plunged into a multifaceted rescue effort that included an extensive fund-r

Who reads On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple Computer?

Author

Gil Amelio and William L. Simon

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780887309182

Category

business

Subjects

Management, Biography, Economics

Rating

4.4 / 5 (34 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14