Cook given 1 million share bonus as new Apple CEO

Found on CNet News on Friday, 26 August 2011
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Following this week's management change at the very top of Apple, the company's board has awarded new Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook with a hefty bonus.

As noted by AllThingsD, that puts the value of the bonus at $383 million based on today's closing stock price, which was up $9.86 or 2.64 percent at the end of trading. By comparison, Cook's salary for last year was $800,000 along with a $5 million bonus and $52 million worth of company stock.

I'm sure your average citizen who needs two jobs to pay all bills will understand the need for that bonus. All that money Apple rips off their customers has to be spend for something anyway.