Steve Jobs Normally High Forbes Poll CEO Ranking Attacked By Lemmings

by , 10:00 AM EDT, July 9th, 2003

.Net is a no show, XP is stuttering, and the Department of Justice suspects the Gates Gang of not living up to the terms of the infamous lawsuit settlement. So what do some PC users with too much time on their hands wind up doing? How about attempting to soil Steve Jobs' good standing in Forbes' CEO Approval Rating Poll.

According to the fine folks at As The Apple Turns, some PC folks are bent on defaming our CEO of choice by flooding the Forbes poll with negative votes. From As the Apple Turns:

ALERT! It has come to our attention that apparently some Windoid site is attacking Steve Jobs in the only way they can think of: by encouraging mass voting against him in Forbes's monthly CEO Approval Ratings Poll . (Ooooo.) The last time we checked, Steve needed over 3,000 votes just to break even. Care to lend a hand?

TMO would like to thank Observer Lynda Fudold for alerting us to the situation.

The Mac Observer Spin:

Here's a question: How many Lemmings does it take to defame Steve Jobs? 108,248 and counting.

We think it is a sad state of affairs when people can think of nothing more constructive to do than attempt to mar the normally high rating Jobs receives in the Forbes Polls.

Of course, Internet polls of any sort have always had a spotty past when it came to matching poll results to real life data. In the larger scheme of things, the Forbes poll means little.

Still, it burns our omelets what these PC weenies are doing. We can't tell you how to vote, but we sure would like to encourage you to vote.