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• 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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Beeper stopped charging customers for the time Apple broke their app.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So each time Apple breaks it, they have to stop charging customers? Sounds like a real winning business plan to lose money each time you need to code up a new solution to the original problem. /s

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

That shows they actually care about billing their users fairly. They lost some money but gained some trust, just like how Apple would've lost some money if they didn't fake their demo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago