Ellison Says Jobs Would Be Best Apple CEO

Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison said his friend Steve Jobs would make the best chief executive for Apple Computer Inc. Jobs has assumed an expanded role since rejoining Apple as an advisor in February. He is widely seen as having helped engineer the ouster of CEO Gilbert Amelio two weeks ago, amid the PC maker’s continuing losses. Ellison said Jobs would be the best choice “by a huge amount” to replace Amelio. Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple has refused to comment on reports that Jobs is pushing for the firm to begin making “network computers,” inexpensive machines for using the Internet that are aimed at schools and home users. Oracle, and Ellison, are leading proponents of the machines.