Apple Bloggers Think JCPenney Should Have Given Ron Johnson More Time

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Ron Johnson $4, according to a few Apple bloggers.

John Gruber at $4, " they shouldn’t have hired him if they weren’t going to give him more time to turn it around."

Gruber is the most influential Apple writer in the world. He $4, a freelance writer who focuses on technology, and Apple.

Moltz wrote, "You don’t turn around a crappy aircraft carrier full of chinos, Christmas sweaters and cheap curtains in two years. I liked what he was trying. It made me consider going into a JC Penney again."

And Moltz was linking to Matthew Panzarino, an Apple writer for The Next Web, $4, "I think Johnson deserved more time at Penney, he was doing interesting things, it was a long game But what do I know clothes lol"

Then, there's app maker, and part-time blogger Dan Frommer. On his site, $4. He also thinks Johnson should have done a retail startup.

Johnson joined JC Penney after building Apple's retail empire. As a result, a lot of tech writers were interested in Johnson.

At JC Penney, Johnson was a disaster. Sales dropped 32 percent in the fourth quarter. Dow Jones reports $4. His turnaround wasn't working.

It turns out a big part of the reason Johnson succeeded at Apple is that it's easier to start from scratch then fix a sinking ship — specially when you're selling iPhones and iPads.