Ultimately, even acquihires (this one is real explicit) often seem pretty creepy... like a meat market. Here, there wasn't even a pretence of selling assets tha

Ultimately, even acquihires (this one is real explicit) often seem pretty creepy... like a meat market. Here, there wasn't even a pretence of selling assets that aren't a person. "The CEO settled on a new plan: Hooked would “sell” three engineers to Apple." and later "Apple responded that it might consider paying a 'finder’s fee'" Hooked then sues Apple for stealing what he thought they should be buying. I'm glad the law stood with the employees. But, there's obviously a norm whereby employees are viewed as an asset... in the literal sense.