Blast From The Past
I recently stumbled upon this YouTube video, which is of Steve Jobs first presentation at MacWorld after having been hired back into Apple. It’s been eleven years since then, and it’s interesting to watch it purely in terms of history.
Just a few thoughts:
- I hear it in his voice, and I see it in his smile, but it’s hard for me to imagine that as Steve Jobs. He looks so young!
- We often forget that it was Microsoft that bailed Apple out back then. The stock was later sold, but it forms an interesting dynamic in the history between the two companies. Has the student now become the master—or does Microsoft actually want Apple around?
- I thought Powerpoint presentations made today often looked bad. Those slides are horrendous.
- He was a smooth performer then, but he’s gotten even better as the years have gone by.
- Apple really hasn’t changed since Steve Jobs took the helm again. They’ve just gotten popular.
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