"It Was Like Watching Television"

"My initial reaction was to get away from the window, go away and process it," he says. "About 10 minutes after I had witnessed it, when I got back to the conference room, my stomach turned.

"There was a lot of chin rubbing when people realized what was happening."

It became clear to Plumer that talking about Acrobat or anything work related would be inappropriate. The meeting was quickly adjourned.