Was Ron Johnson too much of a Valley guy for his own good?

But when Johnson joined J.C. Penney in November 2011, expectations for the Apple vet were pie in the sky, given that he had helped build Apple's retail division into a lucrative game-changer alongside the iconic Steve Jobs.

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