> If it really was solely about himself it's a really poor metaphor. The point of the story was that he was fired for what very well might have been a poor met

> If it really was solely about himself it's a really poor metaphor. The point of the story was that he was fired for what very well might have been a poor metaphor. I mean, even taking your point as a prior and assuming that the guy was clearly saying that Apple's design primacy was fading as he announced his retirement... why is that a termination-worthy act? I mean, yeah, he was firing some mildly poetic shots at his employer. Who among us, as it were. That quote was a little bit of passive aggression. Firing him was an act of deliberate malice.