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What he really wanted was for this to be bundled with the Mac. So that probably clouded his ability to negotiate a better deal. There's no logic in the asserti
by statictype 16y ago
What he really wanted was for this to be bundled with the Mac. So that probably clouded his ability to negotiate a better deal.
There's no logic in the assertion that because he worked at Apple and had insider knowledge, that Apple should have to pay less for it.
- alexyim 16y agoThat isn't the assertion though. The assertion is that he shouldn't be able to charge whatever he wants.
- statictype 16y agoWell, true. But I think that's still a ridiculous assertion though.
- Gormo 16y agoI would have said. "Ok, 30% of the product relies on insider knowledge. You can have that for free. How much is the remaining 70% worth to you?" Apple wasn't paying for the same insider knowledge of their platform's functionality that they already had; they were paying for the additional work that created new functionality. I don't see any reason why he shouldn't have asked for as much as he thought the product was worth.