John Sculley: Apple’s big mistake was hiring me as CEO

“There’s a great scene at the end of Bridge on the River Kwai when Alec Guinness’ character assess his career in the British Army and admits it’s been a disappointment,” Leander Kahney reports for Cult of Mac.

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“Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley takes a similar look at his stint at the top of Apple, and says the company made a big mistake when it hired him as CEO,” Kahney reports. “It’s the most surprisingly frank admission I’ve ever heard anyone make about their career.”

Interview extract – recommended – here.

Full interview – recommended – here.

MacDailyNews Take: Mr. Obvious. Frank or not, that sonuvabitchin’ unprepared sugared water salesbozo signed away Apple’s crown jewels via a poorly-written contract with Microsoft and very nearly killed the company. As least he seems to know it and is willing to admit it.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Arline M.” for the heads up.]