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Occam's (Little) Razor (6/24/98)
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Much has been made, by the way, of the fact that Jobs doesn't plan to attend the New York Expo in person. A few people say it's a sign that Steve isn't as committed to Apple as he should be. For the record, AtAT finds this interpretation ridiculous; the man has sacrificed a ton of sleep and family time to make the changes that made Apple profitable again. Still others expect that his planned "keynote from California" is due to a big surprise-- there have been a slew of rumors circulating about a big Apple-Disney deal, so the idea was that Steve might be planning to deliver his keynote from within the Magic Kingdom or something. We certainly would consider that a more plausible explanation.
But the most likely explanation of all, which has come up before but appears to get ignored because of its apparent banality, can be found in an Arizona Central article on Jobs, which we found over at Webintosh: Steve's wife is expecting their fourth child in July. Considering that the man has spent the past year running not one, but two huge companies (and bringing Apple back to profitability probably required ten times the effort of running a less screwed-up corporation), he hasn't been home much. This is the one time he absolutely shouldn't be away from his family, and we're glad he made what we consider to be the right decision.
Besides, given Steve's uncanny knack for grabbing media attention, we wouldn't be a bit surprised if he has to break off in the middle of his Expo keynote as an offscreen assistant informs him that his wife has just gone into labor. Doesn't it just sound like the kind of thing that would happen? ;-) Good luck and best wishes to Steve and family.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 6/24/98 episode: June 24, 1998: Poor Steve Jobs; having to deliver a keynote that will be scrutinized by millions is tough enough, but to do it at 6 AM? The reason for the satellite broadcast from California is still uncertain, but a new little Jobs is the likely culprit. Meanwhile, AT&T shrugs off AOL's refusal to sell out, and drops a bundle on TCI instead...
Other scenes from that episode: 801: Early Bird Syndrome (6/24/98) Our excitement about MacWorld Expo continues to grow, as the blessed event draws ever closer... Yes, the show promises to be smaller again this year, but we still have several reasons to be enthused... 803: Serious Moolah (6/24/98) Just how serious was AT&T about buying their way into the Internet business? Well, you tell us-- after AOL refused their buyout offer of $20 billion, they turned right around and bought out Tele-Communications Incorporated instead, only a week later...
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