Steve Jobs paid one dollar again

Yep. I'm 12. Thanks for taking the discussion down to that level.

In any case, I had a II+. Then several commodores. Then 25 years of PCs. I just bought my second apple back in December, a dual core G5.

But I'm 12, so what do I know.

Dave, are you 12? Do you not know the history of computing at all? Your post seems to say that both are the case.

First, visit folklore.org and read through the entire site. Then ask someone older what computers were like in 1976 and 1983. Then maybe you'll get the comment.

I am far from a Jobs fanboy since he killed my favorite computing platform at the time (the //) which forced me to the PC side for, oh, about 15 years; but he brought the affordable prebuilt computer, the mouse, the GUI, the music player, and online music sales to the masses.

"..Oh, Steve, how do you sleep at night with only your millions of dollars, all your friends, family, and well wishers, and the knowledge that you have changed the world to keep you company?"

please tell me you're being facetious. Thanks steve, we have an _alternative_ OS, an _alternative_ computing platform, an _alternative_ MP3 player. Some interesting stuff, but not changing-the-world type stuff. Having invented none of the above, I would have to disagree.

Options aren't worth much unless the company succeeds. He puts his money where he mouth is, like I said. His salary directly depends on the success of Apple.

The truth is he was given more options in previous years and the company gave him a $90 million jet in 2000 or 2001. I'm not saying he's not worth it, but this junk about him working for a $1 and the time of day people give it is pure crap.

He was, afterall, only 140 on the worlds richest people list.

http://www.forbes.com/home/lists/2006/03/07/06billionaires_worlds-richest-people_land.html

Maybe we should hold a bakesale for him. Mainly because his best friend Mr. Gates is No. 1.

He puts his money where his mouth is. Every CEO should have the balls.