He tried to do what he thought was right and lost. Then tried to maximize the cash per his agreement and lost. So he did the math and realized that he could s

He tried to do what he thought was right and lost. Then tried to maximize the cash per his agreement and lost. So he did the math and realized that he could spend a chunk of his life most likely either fighting in court and/or being made miserable in exchange for a sum of money he absolutely didn't need. I think he made the right call given his situation. Though this should be (yet another) cautionary tale: when you sell your company, the deal is that you are giving up control in exchange for cash/stock. You can generally stand either on the moral high ground or a mound of cash, rarely can you do both.