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Steve Jobs to Become Ikea CEO

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the third-times-the-charm dept.

RLewis1241 writes "According to The Register, Steve Jobs seems to be broadening his horizons: "IKEA will employ Jobs as "acting CEO", from next month. The technology icon will maintain his twin CEO roles at Apple Computer Inc. and Pixar Inc. but will also take command with a wide-ranging brief at the retail giant""

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  1. Great... by The-Bus · · Score: 2, Interesting

    He's got experience selling to fad-obsessed 25-35 year olds hooked on useless crap just because it's trendy, it looks vaguely European/from the future, and it's made of plastic.

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