First of all, the last time I was an Apple employee was in the late 1990s, so I don't have any special knowledge of what it's like now. I'd be at least mildly s

First of all, the last time I was an Apple employee was in the late 1990s, so I don't have any special knowledge of what it's like now. I'd be at least mildly suprised, though, if the corporate culture has changed a lot. I worked on one of the experimental Newton OSes before the product was shipped. I worked 100-hour weeks for nearly two years. Nobody ever told me or even hinted to me that I needed to do that. My motivation was purely internal, based on the slim chance that I might succeed in making something that millions of people would want, and that would make their lives better in some ways that I envisioned. By the way, just because I did it, don't assume I think it's a good idea. I don't.