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Quark CEO Abruptly Resigns

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the still-kicking dept.

stonydell writes "According to News.com, Quark CEO Kamar Aulakh is no longer with the company. Company spokesman Glen Turpin also said, 'We hope to find a new CEO as soon as possible. It's very important we bring in some professional outside leadership to the company.' Does Quark still have a future or is the future Adobe and Macromedia?"

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  1. Eh... by InsideTheAsylum · · Score: 1, Funny

    Quark CEO eh...?

    Maybe they're better off without him?

    1. Re:Eh... by networkBoy · · Score: 3, Funny

      as the summary insinuates, they'll likely have a new CEO soon, that of Adobe or Macromedia.
      -nB

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  2. Quark CEO Resigns? by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    Strange.

    1. Re:Quark CEO Resigns? by Ilgaz · · Score: 1, Funny

      Apple CEO says Intels rock, PowerPC sux, Mac zealots started to defend Pentiums and you call this strange? *g*

  3. Maybe he had a brain hemorrhage by Dancin_Santa · · Score: 5, Funny

    I did when I was reading their website:

    Paving the way for custom publishing in a multiple-channel environment with industry-leading design, page layout, publishing, enterprise workflow, personalization, and content management software.

  4. Lack of charm by Greg+Hullender · · Score: 5, Funny
    It seems he lacked enough charm to come out on top.

    --Greg

    1. Re:Lack of charm by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 5, Funny

      If that's how you want to spin it...

    2. Re:Lack of charm by Owndapan · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well his tenure was not without its ups and downs.

    3. Re:Lack of charm by Rei · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah, but his spin was kind of odd, so he's found himself excluded. I guess he led too colorful of a life, and was trapped by powerful forces beyond his control.

      Nobody ever seemed to see him alone - he was always pairing up with someone new every time that the forces of a modern office bore down on him, interfering with company business.

      During those turbulent times, there were the rumors of him being dragged into joining the Free Mesons. His state decayed rapidly from there.

      Orders from the shareholders are to string him up...

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    4. Re:Lack of charm by Infinityis · · Score: 2, Funny

      Overall, I suppose it was a positive experience.

    5. Re:Lack of charm by wowbagger · · Score: 4, Funny

      Alright - we need somebody to get to the bottom of all these off-color puns - they cannot be allowed to gluon indefinitely.

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    6. Re:Lack of charm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      I think this thread has finally hit bottom.

  5. Re:sudden resignation - the reason by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 3, Funny
    According to a friend who works at Quark (and is busy trying to find a more secure job), the dude's got testicular cancer. :o
    In light of that revelation, I don't think I want to know what that emoticon at the end of your comment is all about...
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  6. I guess I was more shocked by Fizzlewhiff · · Score: 4, Funny

    to hear that Quark was still around. It is not a name I have heard in about 5 years.

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  7. Re:Question by arbitraryaardvark · · Score: 5, Funny

    Quark is the proprietor of Quark's. RTFA?
    With Quark out of the way, his brother Rom can take over.
    http://www.dmwright.com/html/ferengi.htm
    rules of acquisition

  8. Re:sudden resignation - the reason by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this is true (or even if it isn't), why the hell would you broadcast that to the planet? I'm sure he wants to keep this discreet. It's nobody else's business.

    Maybe he wanted to announce it while he still had the balls&&&&SAD_#()%#$^^^^[STRUCK BY LIGHTENING NO CARRIER]

  9. Re:Future? by poopdeville · · Score: 5, Funny

    Christ on a cracker, I'm so glad I use TeX instead of any of these things.

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  10. Re:Well, now that he's gone... by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 2, Funny

    Weak.

  11. Quark quit his job? by Dachannien · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Grand Nagus will be displeased.

  12. Quark? That old thing? by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Funny

    The only good Quarks are the one that owns the bar on a space station, and the one that captained a space garbage truck and had identical blonde twins (okay, one was a clone of the other one) as crew. Any other Quark with a capital Q is dead to me. Dead, I tell you.

  13. He resigned? by Papay-Noel · · Score: 0, Funny

    I guess he got tired of Deep Space 9 and is going to open another bar in the gamma quadrant...

    and what does Adobe... oh, you're talking of THAT quark

    Sorry

  14. i work at quark by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Quark is gonna come back! Quark has great people working, with tremendous talent. But the problem with quark was/is that its been managed by a guy who knows best to run a construction. The management fail to create an ambiance which a product company should have - but the people in Quark try and do it. I guess they are trying hard - just hope that the dirty people at top make room for some one who knows about passionate product creators!

  15. Re:Future? by mkro · · Score: 5, Funny
    This is very important to me as in some fonts certain things like an f followed by a i grave can be a problem.
    So true. A female colleague of mine found out the hard way when she was demonstrating a client's cd labeling software on the big screen.

    The cd label said "FINAL FANTASY", but only until she selected a bolder typeface.
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  16. This would (mostly ) make things worse. by jimbro2k · · Score: 2, Funny

    .. if the company does not make a profit, then the Executive staff does not get paid.
    Thereby forcing an even stronger focus on quarterly profits at the expense of long-term strategic planning - 'If I don't make my profit target, I won't get paid, so I better cut costs by firing people and doing more outsourcing - future be damned!'

    I agree, tho, that the rest of your comments are right on target.

    I once was head of MIS for a consortium of companies in Baltimore. The MIS department shared facilities with the telemarketing company. After the telemarketing company president resigned, it took two and a half months for the board to find a replacement - meanwhile, the company was completely headless. It was a small company of less than 50, with no other management besides an accountant and two senior telemarketiers. The employees started coming to work in jeans, shorts and t-shirts! Our consortium was mostly a banking company so this was 'unthinkable'. They were literally having parties in the office almost every day. On their own initiative, the employees instituted flex-time and other shocking innovations. But they were still working.

    I was generating the sales reports for their company - profits for the telemarketing company increased by over 40% for this period!

    It all came to an end when the wife of the chairman paid a visit and saw the 'chaos'. I recommended that they do nothing about it, given the profit numbers, but I was laughed at (of course). The board's reasoning: Think how much better profits will be once they get strong management again!

    Strong management was hired, and profits quickly sank to their normal levels. The board was predictably mystified by this development.

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