Monday, April 11, 2011

Apple (AAPL) Open to Returning to Company

The founder of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) said he's open to returning to the company again, taking an active role. Okay. Not that founder, but co-founder Steve Wozniak is the person we're talking about.

When you hear this type of talk though, it does make you wonder about the health of the other founder of Apple, and current CEO, Steve Jobs, as it is almost certain that Wozniak has some idea of what's happening with his friend and colleague.

Obviously if something happens to Jobs, there will be a huge vacuum left in the visionary department, which the company would have to fill. Wozniak is someone who, at least as a figurehead could fill that spot, although he's not a slouch by any means, and could add something to the company for sure.

But where he could clash with the existing Apple culture is in Jobs propensity to offer more closed products and services, whereas Wozniak is more a fan of open systems.

“My thinking is that Apple could be more open and not lose sales,” said Wozniak to Reuters, but “I’m sure they’re making the right decisions for the right reasons for Apple.”

Wozniak isn't quite the competitor Jobs is either, as he has a different view on life, shown by when he chose to teach rather than continue on as he had in the early years of Apple.

Apple closed Friday at $335.06, dropping $3.02, or 0.89 percent.

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