[citation][nom]oneblackened[/nom]Nope, that would be our good friend Mark Hurd. Got rid of almost all the innovation the company ever had and knocked quality into the shitter.[/citation]
You guys are both wrong. Shareholders ruin companies. A company that makes profit isn't good enough, it must be increasing profits. They push the companies to cut corners, make things cheaper, increase profit, hasten release dates for new products (before they're ready), increase profits, fire full time staff and hire minimum wage lackies, increase profits, outsource jobs to increase profits... you get the picture.
The world would be a better place without the stock market.