Apple did employ the coverflow guy (or at least his software)

It seems Apple did like the coverflow product - and even kept it's name while integrating into iTunes (must have read my post :). Now it seems clear why the Coverflow stand-alone software only worked until September - in time for the big Apple iTunes 7.0 release. You can see Steve Job's keynote "It's Showtime" on Quicktime on the Apple site.
Congratulations on a great product - and on Apple recognising it.