15 Awesome Things We Learned From Steve Jobs’ 1985 Playboy Interview (AAPL)
Who remembers that Apple founder Steve Jobs gave an interview to Playboy back in 1985.
As with most long interviews with the late CEO, it’s filled with fantastic nuggets about his life, Apple, and the future of computing.
We pulled out our 15 favorite quotes and anecdotes.
The Mac team spent $ 100,000 annually on juice!
The author of the interview was amazed by the perks and culture of Apple:
“The Apple offices are clearly not like most places of employment. Video games abound, pingpong tables are in use, speakers blare out music ranging from The Rolling Stones to Windham Hill jazz. Conference rooms are named after Da Vinci and Picasso, and snack-room refrigerators are stocked with fresh carrot, apple and orange juice. (The Mac team alone spends $ 100,000 on fresh juice per year.)”
Steve Jobs showed off a Mac to a 9-year-old at a New York party. Andy Warhol was there, saw the computer and was amazed.
But, the best part is Jobs was more interested in playing with the 9 year old. Why? Jobs says, “Older people sit down and ask, ‘What is it?’ but the boy asks, ‘What can I do with it?’”
Steve Jobs was saying things like “incredibly great” back in 1985.
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