On Apr 22, 2013, at 12:50 PM, cat <catsoul at thinkplan.org> wrote: > in a sense, the board of directors IS Apple > > to my knowledge only jony ive is protected from firing or being bossed around by anyone, that set up by Jobs himself some time ago. does Cook enjoy the same protection? Not sure where you heard that but it is not accurate. Ive can be fired just like any other Apple employee. -- Shawn King Host/Executive Producer Your Mac Life http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com