Yeah, this was an easy blunder to make, especially if you're inexperienced. Jobs's reaction is the least important part of the story.
It is, as someone else said, about leverage. And board-room dynamics. Jobs probably did not care if it was 50Mi, 150Mi or 1Bi. He cared it was a fair price, sure. But he was there to seal the deal, not to worry about peanuts or negotiate that. He probably didn't even care about the actual numbers if it was under 1Bi.
And after all it's what, 50Mi for a sidebar? They just rebuilt it. It's a feature not a product. Take the money.
It is, as someone else said, about leverage. And board-room dynamics. Jobs probably did not care if it was 50Mi, 150Mi or 1Bi. He cared it was a fair price, sure. But he was there to seal the deal, not to worry about peanuts or negotiate that. He probably didn't even care about the actual numbers if it was under 1Bi.
And after all it's what, 50Mi for a sidebar? They just rebuilt it. It's a feature not a product. Take the money.