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> even though Steve had warned Wayne that it was a problem that needed to be fixed. I think you are mis-reading the situation here. In the Q&A Wayne says: > "

> even though Steve had warned Wayne that it was a problem that needed to be fixed. I think you are mis-reading the situation here. In the Q&A Wayne says: > "A week before the event and we were still struggling to synchronize them and make the motion smooth. [...] However, Steve was on the stage watching these things not perfectly aligned with a little bit of stuttering. He wasn’t happy and we could see it in the video feed we were watching." There is no suggestion of a risk of failure or that or that it was a problem. Steve simply wanted a perfect, smooth, synchronised motion. > "But when you were in the audience, you couldn’t tell unless you knew what to look for." Watch the video posted by another user and judge for yourself.

nojito 6y ago
Steve cared about the most minute things. There’s a story about how he went into a meeting with an iPad and a MacBook and told his people that his iPad wakes instantly and his MacBook doesn’t. https://daringfireball.net/2020/11/the_m1_macs https://daringfireball.net/2020/11/the_m1_macs
- menzoic 6y ago
  Startup time isn't really a minute thing. Its a huge factor in conversion thats widely measured. Like the load time of a web page. People always prefer to wait less.
raverbashing 6y ago
Thinking about it, I suspect the issue was that a CRT IMac in a small moving pedestal was probably very wobbly. And a CRT Monitor is definitely something you don't want in a wobbly pedestal.
- gowld 6y ago
  And as history has shown, the solution is to get rid of the CRT, not build a better pedestal.
- lostlogin 6y ago
  > a CRT Monitor is definitely something you don't want in a wobbly pedestal. One should always have a good monitor stand. And that’s how the infection started. Pro Display XDR stand US$999. https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/ https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/
bch 6y ago
> There is no suggestion of a risk of failure or that or that it was a problem. Steve simply wanted a perfect, smooth, synchronised motion. But Jobs did offer a solution that (for reasons he may not have been aware) wasn’t used (“I know the guys from Cirque du Soleil, why don’t you call them?”) It actually reminds me of Van Halens brown M&M rider[0], but Steve doesn’t get to just take the money, cancel the show, and go home. [0] https://www.sixsigmadaily.com/van-halen-quality-assurance-with-mms/ https://www.sixsigmadaily.com/van-halen-quality-assurance-wi... Edit: better link

nojito 6y ago

Steve cared about the most minute things. There’s a story about how he went into a meeting with an iPad and a MacBook and told his people that his iPad wakes instantly and his MacBook doesn’t. https://daringfireball.net/2020/11/the_m1_macs https://daringfireball.net/2020/11/the_m1_macs

menzoic 6y ago
Startup time isn't really a minute thing. Its a huge factor in conversion thats widely measured. Like the load time of a web page. People always prefer to wait less.

raverbashing 6y ago

Thinking about it, I suspect the issue was that a CRT IMac in a small moving pedestal was probably very wobbly. And a CRT Monitor is definitely something you don't want in a wobbly pedestal.

gowld 6y ago
And as history has shown, the solution is to get rid of the CRT, not build a better pedestal.
lostlogin 6y ago
> a CRT Monitor is definitely something you don't want in a wobbly pedestal. One should always have a good monitor stand. And that’s how the infection started. Pro Display XDR stand US$999. https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/ https://www.apple.com/pro-display-xdr/

bch 6y ago

> There is no suggestion of a risk of failure or that or that it was a problem. Steve simply wanted a perfect, smooth, synchronised motion. But Jobs did offer a solution that (for reasons he may not have been aware) wasn’t used (“I know the guys from Cirque du Soleil, why don’t you call them?”) It actually reminds me of Van Halens brown M&M rider[0], but Steve doesn’t get to just take the money, cancel the show, and go home. [0] https://www.sixsigmadaily.com/van-halen-quality-assurance-with-mms/ https://www.sixsigmadaily.com/van-halen-quality-assurance-wi... Edit: better link