Also seemingly notable in this article is the comments section. While the authorship can't actually be verified, there are plenty of comments dated to 2004 from people claiming to be Apple veterans, including one from "stevewoz":
> from stevewoz on February 10, 2004 04:55:27
> I ran into Franklin at a trade show. I got rather heated since they had not only copied my design but also our PC board exactly. In front of some gathering people and press I asked why they didn't acknowledge me as their chief engineer. The Franklin president said that "yes" I was their chief engineer and I left, satisfied in that. In later thinking, I should have asked him where my paycheck was!
There are also apparently a couple of other hidden copy check images like this that are turned up in the comments section.
> from stevewoz on February 10, 2004 04:55:27
> I ran into Franklin at a trade show. I got rather heated since they had not only copied my design but also our PC board exactly. In front of some gathering people and press I asked why they didn't acknowledge me as their chief engineer. The Franklin president said that "yes" I was their chief engineer and I left, satisfied in that. In later thinking, I should have asked him where my paycheck was!
There are also apparently a couple of other hidden copy check images like this that are turned up in the comments section.