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> Steve Jobs took a nearly bankrupt company and turned it into the richest company in history. And he didn't care about making money off it at all, or he'd have
by mratzloff 11y ago
> Steve Jobs took a nearly bankrupt company and turned it into the richest company in history. And he didn't care about making money off it at all, or he'd have been the richest person in the world too. That's heroic.
Well, let's walk that back a bit. Saint Jobs always cared a great deal about his ownership stake in Apple, to the point where he burned bridges in order to retain and increase it. He wasn't exactly poverty stricken, either.
- staunch 11y ago> "Apple's market (capitalization) has risen from less than $2 billion to over $16 billion under Steve's leadership since his return to the company two and a half years ago," Apple board member Ed Woolard said in a statement. > "Steve has taken no compensation thus far, and we are therefore delighted to give him this airplane in appreciation of the great job he has done for our shareholders during this period," Woolard said. http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-jobs-gets-jet-shares-in-bonus/ http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-jobs-gets-jet-shares-in-bonu...
- mratzloff 11y agoHe later demanded backdated stock. A lot of it. And he got it. He also demanded the jet.
- CamperBob2 11y agoWhich is about like you or me demanding an extra roll of toilet paper in the restroom.
- yongjik 11y agoNot sure what's the point. Who needs compensation when you hold several billion dollars in stock?