Craig Federighi and Dan Riccio Receive Stock Grants Worth $50 Million Each

In B4 all of the "Occupy" folk show up and say "No one deserves to make that much money!!!!1111"

You don't have to be extreme to observe that they probably aren't worth $50M. There is a lot of talent in this world.

Yes there is a lot of talent. But it's a matter of useful and unique talent worth flipping the bill for. The $50M isn't just for the amount of money they have and will generate for Apple: it's more the opportunity cost of losing them to a competitor.

In B4 all of the "Occupy" folk show up and say "No one deserves to make that much money!!!!1111"

You don't have to be extreme to observe that they probably aren't worth $50M. There is a lot of talent in this world.

I don't know.....I look at some of these numbers and they begin to lose their meaning. After a certain point it almost doesn't matter. They will always be comfortable, so will their children and children's children, and further down the ladder of descendants......

If they are happy they will stay, if not they will either retire or go somewhere they feel they will be happier. If they are happy and just looking to shake down Apple with threats of leaving I'd rather see them go. Everyone can be replaced, and some fresh blood would be nice there at this point.

You don't have to be extreme to observe that they probably aren't worth $50M. There is a lot of talent in this world.

And there is a lot of competition for the top talent that has the right drive and skills and is in the right area. So how do you say they aren't worth $50 Million? They could easily impact the bottom line or market capitalization over time for that amount. (Positively or Negatively)

Talent alone only gets you so far - ask Jamarcus Russell, Adam 'Pacman' Jones, Ralph Sampson, and many, many starving artists.

Bottom line is that none of us has a real say in what Apple is paying them but I don't begrudge them their 'opportunity' to succeed, nor does it impact my opportunities to succeed in my chosen endeavors.

In B4 all of the "Occupy" folk show up and say "No one deserves to make that much money!!!!1111"

The "occupiers" are just jealous whiners who want what others have.

Well earned, gentlemen!

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Yes there is a lot of talent. But it's a matter of useful and unique talent worth flipping the bill for. The $50M isn't just for the amount of money they have and will generate for Apple: it's more the opportunity cost of losing them to a competitor.

I don't understand this. If a large company like Yahoo was desperate enough they could certainly throw larger amounts of money at these guys to jump ship. Like others are saying these guys could EASILY impact the bottom line by that amount. Why is $50M a good price? Does it placate the human drive for wealth enough to satisfy the employees? If so, when did $50M become the benchmark for curbing human greed?

The arguments for executives being paid this amount of money make little sense because the value that executives are paid is completely arbitrary. So what if they get $50M? Microsoft could easily go over that price if they wanted to.

The fact is that you are right, these guys are talented and unique and driven. They do a great job because they love the work and they do deserve to get paid well for it. I don't see why $5M isn't enough to satisfy almost all of their needs and allowing them to pursue product development at a company that they love. The only company I know that is full of high functioning, creative individuals.

The idea that there is an arms race for talent just doesn't hold water when plenty of companies have positive balance sheets in the billions and could steal talent with $$$ at almost any price.