Actually, it was his daughter's soccer(football) match.
OK. I stand corrected -- not "kid's baseball game," but "daughter's soccer (football) match." Thanks for the clearing that up! (I guess my larger point is moot now).
In one of the TV interviews Jobs did right after the Keynote, he told the interviewer that he was happy he could finally start using iPhone on a regular basis, now that its release was common knowledge. He had only previously played around with it at his house and at Apple HQ.
So yes, Steve is probably using iPhone as his full-time cell phone. And he's probably helping the team tweak the software over the next few months with his suggestions.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jon Ive and a couple of the software managers were doing the same. I know a few of the iPod team members were asked to play around with the original iPod for a month or so before it was released.
That doesn't make the photo authentic, necessarily. But I wouldn't consider it unlikely.
And no, Steve doesn't ALWAYS wear the black turtleneck and jeans. I've seen him several times, and maybe half of those he was dressed that way, and other times he was in some other casual shirt, pants, shorts, sneakers kind of combo. He's never in a suit, that's for sure.
He also doesn't travel with an entourage of any kind. He walks/drives around Palo Alto quite often. And he waits in line, even at the Apple Store on University Avenue, like everyone else.
Arrogant as he may be, he is visably uncomfortable with any kind of "glamor" treatment. He doesn't like being approached by strangers for autographs, photos, or anything like that. People in Palo Alto have learned to just leave him be.
That is, somehow, the kind of of person that I expected him to be! Nice to hear that is, indeed, the case.
Could we have more insane photo forensics, please? I really miss insane photo forensics, since Apple got so tight with security.
Maybe someone could blow up Jobs' head to 5,000,000% and show how the subpixels clearly indicate tinkering? Maybe there's a stray reflection in there somewhere that gives it away? Oh, I know, we could track down the Apple publicity shot that shows Jobs standing in more or less the same position, wearing exactly the same cloths.
At least it could all be happening on an elevator.
This whole thing is rather invasive, especially because he is so clearly uncomfortable with fame. Even at most keynotes he seems to ignore the adulation and cheering of the crowd, except when he is really excited himself. Compare his style to Phil Schiller's, or worse, Scott Forstall's. So, I'm sure that when he got wind of this he was not too happy and will probably dislike this parent for some time to come.
That said, I think that it is totally plausible that he wears his iconic clothing at games. Assuming that his daughter has school-affiliated sports, then it is quite plausible that he came straight from work. I know that parents at my school did this all the time, since a lot of them, like Steve, have intensive jobs. Plenty of people would be out in the sun on May afternoons in Washington DC in suits, watching their children play.
He's clearly a busy man more interested in doing stuff than being seen. Why aren't we praising this man for doing what a good parent and citizen should do, while not seeking recognition for it, rather than picking apart his idiosyncratic fashion sense or gossiping about what a crazy boss he is? Come on, leave him alone.
That's not Steve Jobs. Sorry. There's too much hair on the front of the guy's head and the shape of the head is wrong. It also looks like the guy in the pic might have a 'stache.
Someone should get the word out to "thane" that when you're taking a picture of a celebrity in a public area, it's OK to snap a straight-on, in-focus shot. As long as you're not obnoxious about it, Steve won't shoot you with a gun. As it is, you have a pic of...well, bupkiss.
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1) It doesn't really matter
2) Not sure why someone would have to fake a picture of Steve when they could probably go track him down and take a real picture.
Sebastian
It's fake. The man does wear non-Keynote clothes. Look at everyone else. He'd be sweating his ass off.
Yes I'm sure it is sweltering in northern California in March!
(His futuristic black mock-turtleneck wicks moisture away from the skin and The Reality Distortion Field?? also provides a subtle cooling effect.)
(Disclaimer: I do not normally use four-letter words.)
This bothers me. This REALLY bothers me.
Let us suppose this is true.
If so, my reaction would be: Leave Jobs' **FRIGgin** personal life alone. Everyone -- anyone -- deserves that, at a minimum.
Absolutely anything vis-a-vis his role as CEO, CTO, etc of Apple is fair game. But at his kid's baseball game? Give me a FRIGgin break......
Shame on anyone who thinks a story like this is worth more than spit.
Actually, it was his daughter's soccer(football) match.
What's fun to talk about?
You haven't been reading this thread, have you?
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You haven't been reading this thread, have you?
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I thought I did..... but I obviously missed some subtlety somewhere.... pls enlighten!
Actually, it was his daughter's soccer(football) match.
OK. I stand corrected -- not "kid's baseball game," but "daughter's soccer (football) match." Thanks for the clearing that up! (I guess my larger point is moot now).
In one of the TV interviews Jobs did right after the Keynote, he told the interviewer that he was happy he could finally start using iPhone on a regular basis, now that its release was common knowledge. He had only previously played around with it at his house and at Apple HQ.
So yes, Steve is probably using iPhone as his full-time cell phone. And he's probably helping the team tweak the software over the next few months with his suggestions.
I wouldn't be surprised if Jon Ive and a couple of the software managers were doing the same. I know a few of the iPod team members were asked to play around with the original iPod for a month or so before it was released.
That doesn't make the photo authentic, necessarily. But I wouldn't consider it unlikely.
And no, Steve doesn't ALWAYS wear the black turtleneck and jeans. I've seen him several times, and maybe half of those he was dressed that way, and other times he was in some other casual shirt, pants, shorts, sneakers kind of combo. He's never in a suit, that's for sure.
He also doesn't travel with an entourage of any kind. He walks/drives around Palo Alto quite often. And he waits in line, even at the Apple Store on University Avenue, like everyone else.
Arrogant as he may be, he is visably uncomfortable with any kind of "glamor" treatment. He doesn't like being approached by strangers for autographs, photos, or anything like that. People in Palo Alto have learned to just leave him be.
That is, somehow, the kind of of person that I expected him to be! Nice to hear that is, indeed, the case.
Maybe someone could blow up Jobs' head to 5,000,000% and show how the subpixels clearly indicate tinkering? Maybe there's a stray reflection in there somewhere that gives it away? Oh, I know, we could track down the Apple publicity shot that shows Jobs standing in more or less the same position, wearing exactly the same cloths.
At least it could all be happening on an elevator.
Sigh. Good times.
That said, I think that it is totally plausible that he wears his iconic clothing at games. Assuming that his daughter has school-affiliated sports, then it is quite plausible that he came straight from work. I know that parents at my school did this all the time, since a lot of them, like Steve, have intensive jobs. Plenty of people would be out in the sun on May afternoons in Washington DC in suits, watching their children play.
He's clearly a busy man more interested in doing stuff than being seen. Why aren't we praising this man for doing what a good parent and citizen should do, while not seeking recognition for it, rather than picking apart his idiosyncratic fashion sense or gossiping about what a crazy boss he is? Come on, leave him alone.
Someone should get the word out to "thane" that when you're taking a picture of a celebrity in a public area, it's OK to snap a straight-on, in-focus shot. As long as you're not obnoxious about it, Steve won't shoot you with a gun. As it is, you have a pic of...well, bupkiss.
#1- Why?
#2- He looks a little more blurred than the rest of the picture and people in it.
#3- People ALWAYS put up crap that on the internet for no aparent reson.