Right. He was paid out(or off if you'd like) to leave. Why else do you think he would have been given(I'm sure this is what he wanted) $2.3M severence, acceleration of all vested options AND hundreds of thousands of shares in more option grants? It is almost like what wasn't he given to leave? This is not a normal compensation for someone who chooses to cut and run to "pursue other interest." His "other interests" will be counting his many millions once a buy out gets announced. I'm sure for competative reasons, the buyer wants things kept confidential until it is actually announced.