I don't know why anyone other than the pre-acquisition investors would be aggravated by it. Is anyone posting here willing and able to quantify what he contributed and really judge whether he was "not worthy" of his share of the equity? If you haven't been paying attention to pg's essays, "time spent" is not equal to "value produced," so a vesting schedule does not fairness make.

It does sound as though he was not well-suited to corporate life. Where's the crime in that?