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.

  • Ann Archy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2220·
    11 months ago

    Fragile prototypes? And then he decided not to do anything about it and sell them as is?

    I will never forgive the world for buying into his overhyped inferior product and get hailed as a genius for it.

    Bring back buttons, and screens that don’t shatter from being sneezed on.

    • lando55@lemmy.worldEnglish
      323·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, and what’s up with these transistors? I want vacuum tubes in my iPhone!

    • DuckOverload@lemmy.worldEnglish
      84·
      11 months ago

      Buttons? Ew.

      I have consistently been Luddish about moves like this (removign physical keyboard, eliminating phone jack, even the tablet form factor in general) but I think I was mostly wrong, and monimizing hardware features in favor of software seems to improve user experience.

      • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        4·
        11 months ago

        I only disagree with the removal of 3.5mm and microSD ports, and removable batteries. Imo the ports are both 100% needed, and the battery would be nice though I understand waterproofing is important. I’m fine with screens and no physical keys, though I would like a camera cover switch for at least one of the two cameras if possible, like laptops are starting to have.