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I remember one where there were technical issues so Steve just started telling stories about the old days with Woz... impossible to imagine that from ANY tech c

by evan_ 3mo ago

I remember one where there were technical issues so Steve just started telling stories about the old days with Woz... impossible to imagine that from ANY tech company today

2OEH8eoCRo0 3mo ago
The curse of money. The more they have the safer they play it.
- merlindru 3mo ago
  Ironically that's often what ends up costing one the most, i feel like
- mrexroad 3mo ago
  > Curse of money Sure, but I think it’s also b/c the target audience for these keynotes has shifted. Given their immense market cap, now there’s an increased fiduciary responsibility to control how presentation lands, such as earnings reports, which comes at the expense of the fun.
- hyperhello 3mo ago
  Someone with no money must survive with short term thinking: hunt and kill a wombat on the savanna or something. From there you work your way away from short term thinking; you might have enough to get through the week already, so the threat of starvation is more long term. Eventually with enough in the bank you have nearly no urgency; you could conceivably mishandle your bonds when they mature in twenty years or something. But with enough money, literally the only risk is short term thinking and immediacy. Bending over to pick up a penny is not going to even be considered. If my ship ever really comes in and docks at the harbor I’m going to remember to keep my wallet full of cash, so I can stop and get that strawberry ice cream cone without worrying about the long term consequences, which are all I would have left.
- whywhywhywhy 3mo ago
  It’s not money they started it during Covid and it stuck because presumably Cook likes the little movie making bits they had in it judging from other things like the Mother Earth skit he did. Would be a welcome change it if the incoming CEO went back to live on stage imho
mrexroad 3mo ago
lol, I have a few other memories of Steve for when there were technical issues during the keynote. WiFi congestion and dead digital camera still pop up in my memory every now and then.
- wpm 3mo ago
  "You guys are gonna have to stop making me blind or I'm gonna fall off the stage like Bob Dole" - Steve Jobs, Macworld 1997 (telling photographers to stop hitting him with a camera flash every half second)
smallmancontrov 3mo ago
Not to spoil the magic but the plan B dialog was somewhat rehearsed too. Award for the best recovery lines goes to James Dempsey and the "I Love (NS)View" song. "I, uh, forgot to mention up front that this song is a beta version. It's feature complete, mind you, but I won't have the words memorized until October..."
- evan_ 3mo ago
  Probably but even the fact that they're rehearsing time-filling stories is a more human trait than the pre-recorded months in advance videos that are usually shown today.

by evan_ 3mo ago

I remember one where there were technical issues so Steve just started telling stories about the old days with Woz... impossible to imagine that from ANY tech company today

2OEH8eoCRo0 3mo ago

The curse of money. The more they have the safer they play it.

merlindru 3mo ago
Ironically that's often what ends up costing one the most, i feel like
mrexroad 3mo ago
> Curse of money Sure, but I think it’s also b/c the target audience for these keynotes has shifted. Given their immense market cap, now there’s an increased fiduciary responsibility to control how presentation lands, such as earnings reports, which comes at the expense of the fun.
hyperhello 3mo ago
Someone with no money must survive with short term thinking: hunt and kill a wombat on the savanna or something. From there you work your way away from short term thinking; you might have enough to get through the week already, so the threat of starvation is more long term. Eventually with enough in the bank you have nearly no urgency; you could conceivably mishandle your bonds when they mature in twenty years or something. But with enough money, literally the only risk is short term thinking and immediacy. Bending over to pick up a penny is not going to even be considered. If my ship ever really comes in and docks at the harbor I’m going to remember to keep my wallet full of cash, so I can stop and get that strawberry ice cream cone without worrying about the long term consequences, which are all I would have left.
whywhywhywhy 3mo ago
It’s not money they started it during Covid and it stuck because presumably Cook likes the little movie making bits they had in it judging from other things like the Mother Earth skit he did. Would be a welcome change it if the incoming CEO went back to live on stage imho

mrexroad 3mo ago

lol, I have a few other memories of Steve for when there were technical issues during the keynote. WiFi congestion and dead digital camera still pop up in my memory every now and then.

wpm 3mo ago
"You guys are gonna have to stop making me blind or I'm gonna fall off the stage like Bob Dole" - Steve Jobs, Macworld 1997 (telling photographers to stop hitting him with a camera flash every half second)

smallmancontrov 3mo ago

Not to spoil the magic but the plan B dialog was somewhat rehearsed too. Award for the best recovery lines goes to James Dempsey and the "I Love (NS)View" song. "I, uh, forgot to mention up front that this song is a beta version. It's feature complete, mind you, but I won't have the words memorized until October..."

evan_ 3mo ago
Probably but even the fact that they're rehearsing time-filling stories is a more human trait than the pre-recorded months in advance videos that are usually shown today.