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Steve Jobs stayed tag-less by leasing a new car every six months | AppleInsider

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California vehicle laws stipulate that anyone with a brand-new car has a maximum of six months to affix a license plate to their vehicle. This loophole was utilized by Jobs, according to ITWire, to avoid putting a plate on his car.

“Jobs made an arrangement with the leasing company; he would always change cars during the sixth month of the lease, exchanging one silver Mercedes SL55 AMG for another identical one,” author David Heath revealed. “At no time would he ever be in a car as old as six months, and thus there was no legal requirement to have the number plates fitted.”

Ha that’s a pretty sweet move.

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vb: With Steve Jobs’ passing, we have lost one of the greatest technological innovators of our time. Jobs wasn’t just a savvy businessman, he was a visionary who made it his mission to humanize personal computing, rewriting the rules of user experience design, hardware design and software design. His actions reverberated across industry lines: He shook up the music business, dragged the wireless carriers into the boxing ring, changed the way software and hardware are sold and forever altered the language of computer interfaces. Along the way, he built Apple up into one of the most valuable corporations in the world. Quite a run. He will be missed. (via Steve Jobs’ Greatest Achievements | Gadget Lab | Wired.com) Zoom

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With Steve Jobs’ passing, we have lost one of the greatest technological innovators of our time. Jobs wasn’t just a savvy businessman, he was a visionary who made it his mission to humanize personal computing, rewriting the rules of user experience design, hardware design and software design. His actions reverberated across industry lines: He shook up the music business, dragged the wireless carriers into the boxing ring, changed the way software and hardware are sold and forever altered the language of computer interfaces. Along the way, he built Apple up into one of the most valuable corporations in the world. Quite a run. He will be missed. (via Steve Jobs’ Greatest Achievements | Gadget Lab | Wired.com)

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vb: internerd: Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO *** PRESS RELEASE: Letter from Steve Jobs August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come. I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee. As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple. I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role. I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you. (via Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO - Deal Journal - WSJ) :’( Holy Jesus. Figures, I buy and iPad and the same day Jobs resigns. The fuck.

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Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO

*** PRESS RELEASE: Letter from Steve Jobs

August 24, 2011–To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.

(via Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO - Deal Journal - WSJ)

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Holy Jesus. Figures, I buy and iPad and the same day Jobs resigns. The fuck.

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WWDC 2011 Live Blog | Engadget

Don’t forget, WWDC’s Keynote given by The Steve is today! I’ve found Engadget’s coverage to typically be the best.

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Apple sold 18.65 MILLION iPhones in the last quarter.

So, sell 2.4 iPhones per second.

Now do it every second of every minute of every day, for 90 days.

That’s what Apple just did.

Mind blown yet?

(via AppleInsider)

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Amazon Appstore an excellent work in progress ... now about that tablet rumor | Andy Ihnatko

Listen to me: Jeff Bezos has his own space program. I never tire of saying that. This is clearly not a man who’s intimidated by the scale of a project or the expense. If there’s a real chance of success, he’s willing to pour in the money, the focus and the motivation that are necessary for his people make it happen.

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Apple Sends Customer iPad 2 After Wife Made Him Return It | Cult of Mac

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minimalmac: Wife said no. Apple said yes. (via my smart, beautiful, and talented Wife).

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Ok kids,

it’s safe to buy an iPad now :)

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Apple iPad 2 event

Today! Engadget always as good coverage of these events.

08:00AM - Hawaii

10:00AM - Pacific

11:00AM - Mountain

12:00PM - Central

01:00PM - Eastern

06:00PM - London

07:00PM - Paris

09:00PM - Moscow

11:30PM - Mumbai

03:00AM - Tokyo (March 3rd)

05:00AM - Sydney (March 3rd)

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If we had bought Apple, there wouldn’t have been iPods or iPads … I’d have screwed that up

Scot McNealy, former CEO of Sun

How Apple Dodged a Sun Buyout: Former CEOs McNealy, Zander Tell All | eWeek.com