"When the code failed to launch in April 2004 because of coding flaws, Yung-Hsun (who survived a round of lay-offs)"

So let me get this straight... when he wasn't made redundant, he didn't think to remove his bomb... what would he have done if it had gone off?

This to me shows malicious intent rather than merely the expected desire of retribution that he claimed.

He should be banged up for longer.

Not for doing it, but for doing it in such a way that 1: they found it and 2: they knew it was him.

Now, if it was the BOFH it would be different - he would have switched some inventory DB so people got the wrong drugs, particularly ones that his bosses needed/were skimming off the top.