Comment 'It's clear that Brendan cannot lead Mozilla... (Score 1) 1116
...in this setting,' Baker was quoted as saying...
Doesn't sound like she gave him much of a try at it unless you believe the 'It was Brendan's decision' part.
Wouldn't a newly minted, first-time CEO want to give it the old college try and see where the chips fall after some open (and lengthy) discourse?