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Steve Jobs Called This Former Apple CEO A 'Bozo' But The Executive Proved An Important Point That Stuck With Him
ZivFin AnalysisApr 27, 2026
During a 2007 onstage conversation at a conference, Steve Jobs revived one of his favorite stories about Apple Inc.’s former CEO, Gil Amelio. Jobs said Amelio once described the Cupertino giant as "a ship with a hole in the bottom, leaking water" and cast himself as steering it in the right direction. Jobs Turned Amelio Into A Punchline The line, delivered by Jobs at D5, captured how little faith he had in the man who ran Apple before his return. In Walter Isaacson's biography, Jobs said he thou
