But even the Tim Cook statement is the exact same tone as Ed Catmull. At first "protect his employees" sounds like it's as if he's protecting chess pieces from

But even the Tim Cook statement is the exact same tone as Ed Catmull. At first "protect his employees" sounds like it's as if he's protecting chess pieces from being killed in battle. But really what it boils down to is him protecting his employees from becoming employees at another company, from getting opportunities outside of Apple. Which is essentially him keeping assets to himself.