Steve Jobs Rigged The First iPhone Demo By Faking Full Signal Strength And Secretly Swapping Devices Because Of Fragile Prototypes And Bug-Riddled Software — The Engineers Were So Nervous They Got Drunk During Presentation To Calm Their Nerves
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The late Steve Jobs, renowned for his innovative vision at Apple Inc., faced a unique challenge in 2007 with the first iPhone presentation. The device was a groundbreaking concept, but it wasn't ready for a public debut. Jobs, known for pushing boundaries, orchestrated a presentation that was more of an artful illusion than a demonstration of a fully functional product. Jobs insisted on a live presentation, deviating from the norm of prerecorded demonstrations common in Silicon Valley. To ensure

• Steve Jobs faked full signal strength and swapped devices during the first iPhone demo due to fragile prototypes and bug-riddled software.

• Engineers got drunk during the presentation to calm their nerves.

• Despite the challenges, Jobs successfully completed the 90-minute demonstration without any noticeable issues.

  • PreviouslyAmusedEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Okay, first you really need to take a breath, and calm down.

    And second, while you might be right about individual engineers, in how they spoke about Jobs, he was the conductor who mastered how to get an entire orchestra to move in the same direction.

    Third, Jobs was a master salesman, and a whinny b1tch of a human being, who literally cried at meetings when he didn’t get his way. He still changed how we “normals” interact the internet.