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Steve Jobs Did Not Have A License Plate Because He Kept Exchanging Leased Vehicles
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Jon Callas, CTO of Entrust, worked in senior security at Apple in the past. Callas knew the reason how Steve Jobs was able to get around the system of not having a license plate. Steve Jobs liked to “think different,” which is why he did not want a license plate. Jobs discovered a loophole in the California vehicle laws. Anyone with a brand new car had a maximum of six months to affix an issued number plate to a vehicle. Jobs made an arrangement with the Mercedes leasing company so that he could always change cars during the 6th month of the lease. He exchanged one silver Mercedes SL55 AMG for another identical one. This means that he did not have a legal requirement to get a license plate. [iTWire]
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Jeff Robbin Believed To Be Spearheading The Rumored Apple HDTV Initiative
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) vice president of consumer applications Jeff Robbin is best known for developing iTunes and helped create the iPod. According to sources with Bloomberg, Robbin will now be spearheading the development of an Apple television set. Before Apple co-founder Steve Jobs passed away, he told his biographer Walter Isaacson that he had “finally cracked” how to build an integrated TV set with a simple user interface that could wirelessly synchronize content with Apple’s other devices.
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Jony Ive Often Got Annoyed When Steve Jobs Took Credit For His Design Ideas
Jonathan “Jony” Ive was Steve Jobs’ go-to guy for Apple product design ideas. Ive regularly became frustrated by Jobs when he took credit for his ideas. “I pay maniacal attention to where an idea comes from, and I even keep notebooks filled with my ideas,” said Ive. “So it hurts when he takes credit for one of my designs.”
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Walter Isaacson’s Interview on 60 Minutes [VIDEO]
Walter Isaacson, the author of the Steve Jobs biography, was interviewed on 60 Minutes. CBS has decided to post the full interview on the Internet. Below is part 1 and part 2 of the videos. There are a couple of extra videos available on the Internet to watch also.
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Steve Jobs Biography Indicates Apple Is Going To Enter The Television Market
Walter Isaacson, the author of the new Steve Jobs biography, indicated that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may eventually start manufacturing television sets. Apple already sells a product called the Apple TV, but Jobs wanted to do more for the TV market.
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Al Gore: Steve Jobs Is The Kind Of Guy That Comes Once Every 250 Years
When the former United States Vice President Al Gore took the stage at the AsiaD conference, he gave his opinion on Steve Jobs. As an Apple board member, Gore was able to spend a lot of time with Jobs. “There’s no one like Steve,” said Gore. “He’s the kind of guy that comes along once every 250 years. He was totally unique. So obviously his death is a terrible loss for the entire world. And we’ll all miss him. But his legacy lives on.”
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Steve Jobs Questioned Authority Throughout His Whole Life
The late Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs had questioned authority throughout his life. Jobs gave up religion because he was troubled by children that were starving and he called executives that took over Apple as corrupt. Jobs also refused cancer surgery to favor herbal medicine and cleansing.
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Walter Isaacson, Author Of Steve Jobs Biography, Appearing On “60 Minutes” This Sunday
Walter Isaacson, the author of the Steve Jobs biography, will be interviewed this Sunday on “60 Minutes.” The interview will actually be aired on October 23rd, one night before Isaacson’s book, “Steve Jobs: A Biography,” is released. Jobs was usually a private man, but he allowed Isaacson to follow him around and put together the biography. Jobs said “nothing is off limits” when it came to chronicling his life to Isaacson.
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Steve Jobs Worked Up Until A Day Before He Passed Away
The late Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder and chairman Steve Jobs worked on company operations up until the day before he passed away. When Apple CEO Tim Cook was meeting with Masayoshi Son, the CEO of SoftBank Capital, he received a call from Jobs. “That was the day of the announcement of the iPhone 4S. He said that Steve is calling me because he wants to talk about their next product. And the next day, he died,” said Son.
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Apple Receives Over 1 Million Steve Jobs Tributes
The late Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs passed away on October 5 after a tumultuous battle with pancreatic cancer. After Jobs passed away, Apple sent out a notice with an e-mail address to share memories and feelings about him (rememberingsteve@apple.com). Apple has received over one million tributes to the “Remembering Steve” e-mail address. People can still send tributes and they will be posted to the Apple website if approved.
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