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.

  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Demos are haunted.

    It’d be nice if you could show off a product that’s about to launch, and have it Just Work under what should be controlled conditions. But it never does. It never fucking does. The little electronic bastards get infested with gremlins the moment you expose them to an audience.

    Having things break onstage isn’t necessarily any more representative than showing off what’ it’s supposed to do. It can leave people thinking the product is hopelessly buggy, when really it’s a rare or mild problem.

    None of this is comparable to Tesla’s outright fraud.