Nothing with Apple is ever resolved without a lawsuit.
Perhaps Steve tried to get a patten on 'objects that float on water.'
Perhaps Steve tried to get a patten on 'objects that float on water.'
150 vs. 105? Stop picking on people just because they're dyslexic!The dispute seems to be related specifically to the cost of building the boat, with Starck claiming that the yacht was slated to cost EUR150 million while the Jobs family says that it only cost EUR105 million.
Nothing with Apple is ever resolved without a lawsuit.
You don't make a million dollar deal without having a contract signed! I don't care if you are a minimalist!
Very nice design, with Frank Lloyd Wright sensibilities.
More suitable design than the "mach 7 aerodynamics" of most recent superyachts.
Typical frenchie. Whinging because he's only getting paid 6,300,000 instead of 9,000,000.
I can't get over how ugly that thing is.
Does anyone else think this seems odd? Jobs was a master at business negotiations and protecting Apple and yet he hires this guy to design his yacht with no formal contract?
Would be nice if Apple would apply your logic with respect to it's own customers don't you think ?
Europeans have the highest sense of entitlement that I've ever encountered.
I'm not familiar with design fees based on the construction price. Why Jobs didn't estimate a fixed price?
I'd be quite happy with six million quid.
Steve Jobs screwed people in life... and now in death too.
Because only French people get angry when they are paid less than they have to get?
You don't make a million dollar deal without having a contract signed! I don't care if you are a minimalist!
You don't make a million dollar deal without having a contract signed! I don't care if you are a minimalist!
Would you be happy if you sold me a laptop for $900 then I only gave you $600?
I can't get over how ugly that thing is.
I was thinking the same exact thing.
Looks like a kid designed it with a ruler and an HB pencil.
It doesn't matter that there was an oral contract, since no one seems to be challenging either the existence or the terms of the contract. Everyone seems to agree that there was a contract and that the contract called for 6% of the cost. The only dispute is how much the yacht actually cost to build, and a contract wouldn't help resolve that issue.
Typical frenchie. Whinging because he's only getting paid 6,300,000 instead of 9,000,000. Aww, diddums..
How is he going to feed his family now?