The man who fought a notorious decade-long legal battle for the rights to the Sex.com domain is engaged in a new fight that is becoming just as offbeat: The right to decide how much the Apple Inc. campus is worth.
Former tech executive Gary Kremen has waged an aggressive campaign for assessor of Santa Clara County — at the heart of California’s Silicon Valley — and is questioning the technical qualifications of long-time incumbent Larry Stone, who, in turn, has accused the founder of Match.com of “hijacking” his personal email list of 1,300 contacts.
“He [Stone] lives in a horse-and-buggy world vs. cars; mainframe computers vs. PCs; Sears vs. Amazon,” Kremen said. “He hasn’t adapted to the digital economy, and that hurts homeowners and renters.” To drive home his point, one of Kremen’s campaign tag lines is, “Getting us out of the Stone age.”
“People don’t understand why he [Kremen] is running. He has no qualifications for this job at all. It’s kind of humorous,” Stone, who has been county assessor for 27 years and is seeking his eighth term, told MarketWatch. “He seems to look at this job as a stepping stone, perhaps to become California governor.”
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Former tech executive Gary Kremen has waged an aggressive campaign for assessor of Santa Clara County — at the heart of California’s Silicon Valley — and is questioning the technical qualifications of long-time incumbent Larry Stone, who, in turn, has accused the founder of Match.com of “hijacking” his personal email list of 1,300 contacts.
“He [Stone] lives in a horse-and-buggy world vs. cars; mainframe computers vs. PCs; Sears vs. Amazon,” Kremen said. “He hasn’t adapted to the digital economy, and that hurts homeowners and renters.” To drive home his point, one of Kremen’s campaign tag lines is, “Getting us out of the Stone age.”
“People don’t understand why he [Kremen] is running. He has no qualifications for this job at all. It’s kind of humorous,” Stone, who has been county assessor for 27 years and is seeking his eighth term, told MarketWatch. “He seems to look at this job as a stepping stone, perhaps to become California governor.”
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