He who has the largest external talent pool to fish from wins
Or perhaps better put, "what's my motivation again for not recruiting your employees?"
From what I understand about Steve Jobs, it's all about him. All. About. Him. From the mouths of his employees, I heard this.
But wouldn't one, when asking to negotiate, at least consider the relative upside and provide a value proposition to the person sitting on the other side of the table?
A is for "Apple" and "audacity" and some other words.
See also: please stop running those ads.