In the novel "Shogun," Toranaga has Blackthorne build a ship, secretly burns it down and has him build another. The ships are meant as bargaining tools for Tora

In the novel "Shogun," Toranaga has Blackthorne build a ship, secretly burns it down and has him build another. The ships are meant as bargaining tools for Toranaga's negotiation with the Portuguese, who control sea trade with Japan. A working Macbook-anything running an A5 chip would be extremely useful for Steve Jobs when negotiating terms with Intel, even if in the end he "burns" it.