In an upcoming interview with Charlie Rose, the Oracle CEO extolls Jobs' virtues and hints that Apple could be on the downward slide without the former leader at the helm. August 12, 2013 6:02 PM PDT Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) It's no secret that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison greatly admired late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. And he spells out this esteem in an upcoming interview with Charlie Rose on "CBS This Morning." "He was brilliant," Ellison tells Rose in a preview of the interview released Monday. "He was our Edison, he was our Picasso. He was an incredible inventor." Related stories Bill Gates still world's second richest person Ellison buys Hawaiian airline to go with his Hawaiian island Gates, Ellison, other tech moguls got richer last year Ellison reportedly mulls bid for sports-entertainment empire Larry Ellison buys most of Hawaiian island of Lanai Ellison was a close friend of Jobs and has frequently commended the Apple co-founder's skill, insight, and attention to detail. As far back as 1998, Ellison sang Jobs' praises saying that he was Apple's best chief executive. And, when Jobs passed away in 2012, Ellison said, "Steve would translate good ideas into a finished product unlike anyone in the industry." In the "CBS This Morning" interview, Rose asks Ellison what direction Apple will take with Jobs no longer at the helm. Ellison says that we only need to look at history to see that the company's future doesn't look too bright. "Well, we already know," Ellison told Rose. "We saw, we conducted the experiment. I mean, it's been done. We saw Apple with Steve Jobs. We saw Apple without Steve Jobs. We saw Apple with Steve Jobs. Now, we're gonna see Apple without Steve Jobs." The Larry Ellison interview will air in full on Tuesday. Besides Jobs, he will also speak about a host of other topics.
In an upcoming interview with Charlie Rose, the Oracle CEO extolls Jobs' virtues and hints that Apple could be on the downward slide without the former leader at the helm.
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
It's no secret that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison greatly admired late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs. And he spells out this esteem in an upcoming interview with Charlie Rose on "CBS This Morning."
"He was brilliant," Ellison tells Rose in a preview of the interview released Monday. "He was our Edison, he was our Picasso. He was an incredible inventor."
Related stories
- Bill Gates still world's second richest person
- Ellison buys Hawaiian airline to go with his Hawaiian island
- Gates, Ellison, other tech moguls got richer last year
- Ellison reportedly mulls bid for sports-entertainment empire
- Larry Ellison buys most of Hawaiian island of Lanai
Ellison was a close friend of Jobs and has frequently commended the Apple co-founder's skill, insight, and attention to detail. As far back as 1998, Ellison sang Jobs' praises saying that he was Apple's best chief executive. And, when Jobs passed away in 2012, Ellison said, "Steve would translate good ideas into a finished product unlike anyone in the industry."
In the "CBS This Morning" interview, Rose asks Ellison what direction Apple will take with Jobs no longer at the helm. Ellison says that we only need to look at history to see that the company's future doesn't look too bright.
"Well, we already know," Ellison told Rose. "We saw, we conducted the experiment. I mean, it's been done. We saw Apple with Steve Jobs. We saw Apple without Steve Jobs. We saw Apple with Steve Jobs. Now, we're gonna see Apple without Steve Jobs."
The Larry Ellison interview will air in full on Tuesday. Besides Jobs, he will also speak about a host of other topics.
