Getting fired on purpose is a perfect way for him to go out. He gets his money and gets to go work on something else, or simply not work. Meanwhile, AOL gets stuck holding the bag and looking like the bad guy. I had an old boss who did something similar.

I'm glad I'm not the only skeptic. Something about this whole thing feels a little too contrived and over the top to me.

How seriously does anyone take Techcrunch as a news source? Will this help?