Apple's Third Co-Founder - life can be cruel

Fascinating story of Ron Wayne, one of three co-founders of Apple. He sold his stake for 800 dollars, which today would be worth $22 billion. He has an admirable attitude towards the whole situation.

From a PR perspective Apple should kick the guy a million bucks or something. After all, his leaving must have meant that his shares / options would have gone back to Jobs and Wozniak - which would today net them each $11 billion.

From a dog-eat-dog perspective he doesn't technically deserve anything - after all he didn't take the risks that Jobs and Wozniak ultimately took. But kicking the guy a million bucks for helping co-found the company would be great publicity and it wouldn't hurt Apple's bottom line any. It's the kind of thing that their customers and brand would support.

There's no free lunches in life... but it would be a great PR move on Apple's part to give an old man the tiniest jewel from a kingdom of wealth he could have had if life had unfolded a little differently.

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