I think this might be worth a repost....
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Jun 3, 2011, 03:38 PM
Obviously if there are new notifications coming next week, they would have been working on them for months, and this guy getting hired at the last minute will probably have no input on what we'll see at the Keynote.
My guess is that Apple's new notification system works/looks exactly like how this guy has done them, so they need to gobble him up because of legal reasons or their impressed by his design and programming skills and want that talent for future iOS updates.
Most likely it's the former. I don't think Apple tends to hire people out of the Jailbreaking community because they like too...more likely out of necessity."