Acum cateva luni de zile v-am prezentat yacht-ul construit pentru Steve Jobs de catre designer-ul francez Philippe Starck, el fiind oficial lansat in apa la acea data. Acum se pare ca yacht-ul a fost pus sub sechestru asiguratoriu de catre autoritatile din Olanda in baza unor datorii de 3 milioane de euro fata de designer-ul care l-a conceput pentru Steve Jobs. Yacht-ul denumit Venus a costat putin peste 100 de milioane de dolari, 9 dintre ele trebuiau sa ajunga la Philippe Starck, insa designerul a primit doar 6 milioane de dolari su a cerut punerea acestuia sub sechestru asiguratoriu yacht-ului pana la plata intregii sume.
A superyacht built for Apple Inc’s late co-founder Steve Jobs has been impounded in Amsterdam because of a dispute over an unpaid bill to designer Philippe Starck, a lawyer said on Friday. Jobs, who died last year after making his name and fortune at Apple (AAPL.O), never got to use the yacht – called Venus – but had commissioned the French designer to work on the vessel, which cost more than 100 million euros to build. A lawyer representing Starck’s company Ubik told Reuters his client had received 6 million euros out of a 9 million euro commission for his work on the minimalist vessel and was now seeking to recover the rest of what he was owed. The yacht was impounded on Wednesday evening, the lawyer said, and will remain in Amsterdam port pending payment by lawyers representing Jobs’ estate.
Steve Jobs a asteptat 4 ani de zile pentru ca yacht-ul Venus sa fie terminat si lansat la apa, insa din pacate procesul de fabricare a durat mai mult decat era necesar si regretatul CEO al Apple nu a apucat sa se bucure de el. Chiar si asa, persoanele care au construit yacht-ul trebuie platite, iar sotia lui Jobs va fi nevoita sa achite sumele restante catre Starck, si eventual catre santierul naval care a construit yacht-ul Venus.
