[dworin]

That's exactly what he's accused of doing, although it's an anti-trust case, not collusion. This e-mail came out as evidence in a lawsuit where former employees allege that major tech companies agreed not to cold call each others employees, to the detriment of those employees. A Department of Justice investigation into the practice was settled a few years ago with the companies agreeing to discontinue the practice.

Since it's the company that's liable, not Jobs personally, it doesn't matter that he isn't the CEO anymore.