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Michael "Scotty" Scott was the first CEO of Apple Computer from February 1977 to March 1981. Attempting to set an example for all businesses, in 1979 Scott declared there would be no typewriters at Apple. On February 25th, 1981, the day known as Black Wednesday, Scott fired 40 Apple employees personally, including half of the Apple II team, in a belief that they were redundant. Later in the afternoon he assembled the remaining employees with a keg of beer and explained the firings by stating, "I used to say that when being CEO at Apple wasn’t fun anymore, I’d quit. But now I’ve changed my mind--when it isn’t fun any more, I’ll fire people until it’s fun again." In 1981, following this abrupt event, he was moved to vice chairman, a title with little power, and Mike Markkula, the man who hired Scott, replaced him as president.

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