Eric Hoffert recalls:
Steve Jobs got word of my decision to go to Apple, then my home phone rang.
I'm like, ‘Hello.’
'Hi, it's Steve.'
‘Oh,' I said. 'Hi, Steve.'
Then he said, 'You're making the stupidest move of your career. Apple's big, fat, and slow moving. We have all the best people here at NeXT. You're making a huge mistake. You'll be crying and wishing you came here. You need to rescind your Apple offer. Come join me at NeXT. We're going to do something great.'