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Steve Jobs Rigged The First iPhone Demo By Faking Full Signal Strength And Secretly Swapping Devices Because Of Fragile Prototypes And Bug-Riddled Software

finance.yahoo.com 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

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 o...

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

• 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.

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This isn't news, but yes - people forget that Steve Jobs was just as dodgy and a bit unhinged as Elon Musk now is.
- He certainly had issues, but Musks issues absolutely eclipse Jobs by a large margin.
  
  I think given time and the advent of social media Jobs would have ended in the same bucket.
  Again, the way they act, the things they do and say are almost mirrors to one another.
  
  When Steve Jobs died, social media was already around. Steve Jobs was 56 when he died. We saw what Steve Jobs became already. And I just do not see any meaningful similarities in their personalities.
  
  Maybe it's worth reading their biographies. Here's a very short version: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-elon-musk-steve-jobs-similar-different-management-style-biography-walter-isaacson
  But having read both, it's very easy to see how similar they are. They both treated employees like shit, demanded perfection, and sought to change the world with innovative products.
  Obviously they're not identical, but there's waaay more similarities than not.

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