A bit more insight into Steve Jobs . . . from Steve Jobs himself.
Forbes Magazine obtained the March 18. 2008 deposition transcript in which SEC lawyers questioned him about the backdating of stock options, which came to light in 2006.
In his testimony, Mr. Jobs testified that in 2001 he approached Apple's board for a pat on the back . . in stocks.
"It wasn't so much about the money, everybody likes to be recognized by his peers . . . I felt the board wasn't really doing the same with me. I just felt like there is nobody looking out for me here, you know . . . So, I wanted them to do something, and so we talked about it, I thought I was doing a pretty good job."
The rest of the article is in the May 11th issue
Forbes Magazine obtained the March 18. 2008 deposition transcript in which SEC lawyers questioned him about the backdating of stock options, which came to light in 2006.
In his testimony, Mr. Jobs testified that in 2001 he approached Apple's board for a pat on the back . . in stocks.
"It wasn't so much about the money, everybody likes to be recognized by his peers . . . I felt the board wasn't really doing the same with me. I just felt like there is nobody looking out for me here, you know . . . So, I wanted them to do something, and so we talked about it, I thought I was doing a pretty good job."
The rest of the article is in the May 11th issue