OK. So am I supposed to be surprised? IIRC, it is fairly well understood that Apple engineers continue to work on fake projects as a matter of course. Fake projects help to quickly identify the source of leaks. Notice how there have been few if any real leaks since the leaks of the Power Mac G4 Mirror Double-Doors case? Leaks of the Power Mac G5 had virtually no similarity to the real G5.

What better way to assess skill they claim without mucking with the real code. Reverse compilers would look down on Hello World occurrences scattered throughout OSX.

Guilty until proven innocent?!

That's all it is. If this were politics, imagine the furor from the outraged people and the indignant press!
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So you get paid Apple-money for a spell and they gauge your performance. Oh, the humanity! Many companies have a probationary period during which your skills on the ground are assessed and then a decision is made for continued employment. Skills in an industry like this would include technical expertise, communication skills, teamwork, people skills and the ability to abide by the NDA portion of your work contract and to not leave prototypes in a bar when you flash them as part of your macking routine. It's not that difficult, nor too much to ask of a skilled professional in a highly competitive corporate environment.

Well maybe Apple should change it's ways...oh wait...they're the most successful company of the last decade...nevermind

Well,now we know where the Final Cut Pro X team originated!

I read this book and it's a complete waste of money. No real new information. Obviously Lashinsky didn't have a lot of access or he couldn't get former employees to spill the beans. Nothing we haven't already seen in the pages of Fortune or Business Week. The one interesting thing he claimed: the only employees (outside of himself) that Steve tolerated having a public/celebrity profile was Jony Ive.