The Pomme Company is based on David Sobotta's nearly twenty years at Apple. It is a look inside one of America's most secretive companies by someone who worked there. From just after the Macintosh was introduced to well after the iPod arrived David was immersed in the reality distortion zone of Apple. While Apple has many adoring fans, few people appreciate the challenges of working at Apple. You might be surprised that three current Apple employees declined permission for use of their pictures in a photo for the book. The photo was taken in 2001 when David's team received a national award. When you work in Apple's sales division, the company owns your soul and apparently your image. The Pomme Company is also a great journey through the changes brought to our lives by technology and computers. The book spans the world from the days of floppy disks to the days of flash memory. Finally, The Pomme Company is the story of a family whose life was transformed by Apple. In twenty years the Sobotta family went from working a family farm in the rural hardwood hills north of Fredericton, New Brunswick in Canada to being part of Apple's historic comeback. David Sobotta went from raising cattle and riding a tractor to being part of Apple's efforts on Capitol Hill.