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Yep, that's it. :)

That's a great damn story. And I'm certain it wasn't a coincidence.

Exactly. And for a moment there, he bought it. :)

Much better answer.

If there is, I've never met one. :)

The original options we had weren't restricted. Also, most of them were at a lower strike price since Apple wasn't highly valued then.

Yes, please someone tell that to Ballmer. :)

Yeah, there was nothing devious there. I hope. The line about my son was partly to annoy him since he, unlike my wife, reads my blog. And we punk each other like that all the time.…

Not that big. About 140 I think. My admin would know for sure.

D'oh! Yep. Noted.

My former minions probably think that. :)

My son, unlike my wife, reads my blog. That's in there just to tweak him. We punk each other like that all the time.

Yes, I have that one and I agree — excellent book.

Closure — that's actually a very good way to put it. I didn't feel burned out. Just tired and complete. But I was very fortunate to have the means to retire. Many who experience bu…

Some of them did. But the decision to retire is not always about the money.

Thank you so much. I am humbled by that, sir. I will take your advice to heart.

This is great summary. Thanks.

I can't comment on iTunes. Remember, Safari is not open source. Only WebKit is.

Neither, really. It's mostly because I retired.

Surprise, I would hope. :) And lack of recognition, I suppose.

That's just me being facetious. Don't read that much into it. Apple was an excellent place to work and I had a great relationship with Scott, Bertrand, Avie and Steve. Nobody was g…

I'm not going to comment on the present and future of Safari and WebKit. I'm retired. I have no business doing that. And it would disrespect the fine people at Apple -- my friends …

Thank you! I'm typing as fast as I can. :)

I would love to claim the foresight of planning for the iPhone all along. Alas, that was not the case. :) For any of us. We built our own browser because we didn't want to depend o…

The string was originally just contained "WebKit." When it became "AppleWebKit" in mid-December (as I recall) then, yes, it was more likely to be discovered. But I felt that a 17.x…