Steve Jobs, adulated gadget hero, was feeling underappreciated not too long ago.
Steve Jobs, the man rolling out iPods, iPhones and cool computers to millions of adoring customers, once felt he wasn't getting enough respect--from his own board of directors. That, at least, was what he told the Securities & Exchange Commission while explaining his actions in the Apple option-backdating scandal that broke in 2006. The scandal, which was part of what caused Apple then to take an $84 million earnings writedown, raised questions about whether Jobs had helped set advantageous grant dates for options for himself and other executives. More at; http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/0511/032-apple-steve-jobs-nobody-loves-me.html