This company is not for sale, Apple Computer Inc chief executive Michael Spindler declares to anyone that will listen – but unless they do things differently in Germany (Spindler is German-born), the company has just given the most transparent signal yet that it does expect to be acquired, by establishing so-called golden for top management to compensate them if control of Apple should pass to another company. The deals entitle Apple executives to large payments if they lose their jobs or are demoted following a merger, sale of the company, or acquisition of a controlling interest by a new investor.
