They Called the Cops Over My Apple Monitor, So I Took Back My Billion-Dollar Patent
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When I resigned, a coworker set his sights on the Apple Pro Display XDR I had bought with my own money. I ignored him and packed it up to leave. The next day, that same coworker reported me for embezzling company property. My manager immediately called the police on behalf of the company: "Ethan, the company has nurtured you for years. How could you do something so illegal? Hand the monitor over right now, and we can handle this internally without putting a felony on your criminal record." I calmly pulled a stack of documents from my briefcase and slid them across the table to the…