"Scotty heard that I was thinking about quitting Apple because of his actions, so he called me into his office and asked what it would take for me to stay? I said, maybe if I could work on the Mac project, which Steve had just taken over from Jef Raskin"

In this quote, Andy Hertzfeld is stating a conversation he had with Scotty, a colleague at Apple. Scotty had heard that Andy was thinking about leaving the company due to some actions taken by him. In action, Scotty called Andy into his office and asked him what it would take for him to remain. Andy responded that he would just think about remaining if he could work on the Mac job, which was recently taken over by Steve from Jef Raskin. This quote highlights the importance of the Mac task and how it was a significant factor in Andy's decision to remain at Apple. It likewise shows the influence and power of Steve within the business.