Does that mean that Apple will soon come out with iMakeup? :D

I don't get it. What are the benefits here? Who's next... Martha Stewart?

Lest we forget a few months back - folks were throwing temper-tantrums about how Apple had ZERO Females on it's board...

This is a political move by Apple - nothing more nothing less - this is to get those nay-sayers about women in high places at Apple to shut up_ But if they're going to bring a woman on board - might as well grab "the best" someone witha good track record_

uberfu's right, it is a 'political' move. Although it would have been much nicer if they would kick that "freakin' no good waste of time and money" Bill Campbell off the board.

Exactly why he's there is beyond me. It certainly doesn't help the Mac get better support from Intuit (although, hey, maybe it's the only way to get any support from Intuit).

And why is the story on iPodNN? Is MacNN trying to boost its view stats?

I would not be so quick to tout that Apple now has a female on its board. Judging from the picture provided I would say that there is some room for doubt.

"She's a MAN, baby!"

It didn't occur to any of you that this person may be highly qualified to sit on Apple's board of directors?

Does the fact that she is CEO of one of the most successful retail companies in history and is on the board of one of the world's largest corporations (GE, who happens to own NBC/Universal) not matter?

No, Jobs wouldn't hire someone for that reason, it's only because she's a woman and would score political points. Give me a break - that's insulting to Jobs, Jung, and yourself.

Well, it might be insulting, but just think how uninsulting we would have been if they did this BEFORE the big brouhaha. That's what you get when you're reactive rather than proactive. A bright spotlight and doubts on reasons.

BTW, no one said she wasn't qualified. But there's lot's of qualified people out there. (And what do you need to be to be qualified to sit on Apple's board? Rubber-stamp all of Jobs' ideas, hand out stock options to everyone, and be able to meet up every 3 months.

I wouldn't bring up NBC/Universal. It's a black eye for GE. NBC is the fourth place network, behind even Fox, and Universal is the fifth place studio. Obviously, she doesn't run either of those companies, but the GE board isn't putting any pressure on the execs of those companies to improve.