Original Commentary

Ol' Dan looks so proud of himself in that last panel. I bet he's been waiting for someone to tell that to for years. I asked Terrence if 8% was enough for him to be of any actual force, and he said that it is. I believe he now owns the most shares of the company (not counting non-Taylors). -Isabel

Yes, it is enough to be an actual force, provided that Kimberly's father and grandfather (who own about two thirds of the company) don't show up. They haven't voted in the last few years, so Dan has a bit of leverage - Terrence

Modern Commentary
Dan has a lot of independence in how he runs his department. Part of that is that he's been around for decades and is very good at his job.

But part of it is also that he could sell to Mr. Taylor or to outside investors and entirely change the balance of power at Lemon Technology if he were sufficiently antagonized - Terrence