Where does fair enter into this, exactly? The employees are paid for their work, and this isn't dangled over them to try and lower salaries. This is more like

Where does fair enter into this, exactly? The employees are paid for their work, and this isn't dangled over them to try and lower salaries. This is more like the founders making provisions to guarantee a gift to current employees in the event of a sudden windfall. Maybe even a form of severance pay in case an acquiring company starts laying people off. I think it's a pretty pointless program, but I don't see anything unfair about it.