➠ January 5, 2009
Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs
The bitter payoff of the final paragraph is epic. I can only dream of being able to compose something so perfectly pointed. I’d probably have gone with “Fuck yous all. kthxbai”
➠ July 14, 2008
➠ July 4, 2007
Blackfriars' Marketing: Dissecting Steve Jobs' reality distortion field
Good breakdown of some of the things Steve Jobs does that makes him such a compelling presenter.
➠ May 31, 2007
VIDEO: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Highlight Reel | D5 | AllThingsD
Clips from their joint interview (the full interview is also available). BillG clarifying he’s not Fake Steve Jobs is one of the most bizarre, awesome and meta things I’ve heard in a long time.
➠ October 16, 2006
Q&A: Jobs on iPod's Cultural Impact - Newsweek
Steve Jobs: “I’ve seen the demonstrations on the Internet about how you can find another person using a Zune and give them a song they can play three times. It takes forever. By the time you’ve gone through all that, the girl’s got up and left! You’re much better off to take one of your earbuds out and put it in her ear. Then you’re connected with about two feet of headphone cable.”. Subtle subtext: “iPods get you laid”
➠ September 29, 2006
➠ April 3, 2006
YouTube - NeXTSTEP Release 3 Demo
Steve Jobs — The original screencaster. This is from _fourteen_ years ago - round about the time Microsoft were releasing Windows 3.1.
➠ January 5, 2006
Guardian Unlimited | Behind the magic curtain
A former Apple employee gives some insight into the lead-up to a Steve Jobs keynote.