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> Can't believe they flew all these people in to play them a video. Apple can't afford to have demo problems or presentation glitches anymore. Hence the system

by gkanai 22d ago

> Can't believe they flew all these people in to play them a video. Apple can't afford to have demo problems or presentation glitches anymore. Hence the system that they have now.

Dban1 22d ago
Peak state of technology in 2026
pazimzadeh 22d ago
says who?
- Tempest1981 22d ago
  True, I remember years ago, the presenter was doing a demo and ran into a problem. He quickly transitioned to another identical device nearby, and continued almost seamlessly. Didn't seem like much of an issue. Although that might have been WWDC, which is a different crowd.
  - marcelo-earth 22d ago
    Interesting, do you remember which WWDC was that?
    - ChrisMarshallNY 22d ago
      I’ve seen that happen a couple of times. I know there was an infamous Microsoft one, where the demo BSOD’d on Bill Gates (Not WWDC. I wasn’t there, but I’m sure there’s video). Microsoft used to demo real unstable stuff. I remember one WWDC, where Ian Diery was giving a demo with a young man, and asked “Where’s the beef?” The kid looked down at his pants, and the crowd burst into laughter. Diery did not laugh. He was a fairly serious chap, with no discernible sense of humor, so I expect his assistant was sanctioned for that. I think the last DuDub I went to, was around 2005 (pre-iPhone). I know it was at Moscone. Jobs led that. He was one of the best presenters I’ve ever seen. He could recover from curveballs almost imperceptibly. The first, was in 1987, or 1988. One of the first.
    - Tempest1981 22d ago
      Story from 2017, but the iPhone event: https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-14-apple-explains-face-id-fail.html https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-14-apple-explains-face-id-f... > Face ID ... didn't quite work as he expected. "Your passcode is required to enable Face ID" popped up, eliciting a nervous chuckle out of Craig and forcing him to switch to the spare demo phone
  - microtherion 22d ago
    You can also readily find occasional videos of Steve Jobs throwing malfunctioning devices across the stage.
awacs 22d ago
An authentic Steve Jobs demo presentation would generate 100x more excitement than this canned, blan, nearly AI boring level cringe presentation. I'll just wait for a YouTube review where an actual human you can relate to handles it.
josephg 22d ago
And yet, apple can afford to have a bland, corporate presentation that doesn't excite consumers or connect with actual human emotions? Ehhh Maybe the C suite doesn't understand how bad their current talks are.

by gkanai 22d ago

> Can't believe they flew all these people in to play them a video. Apple can't afford to have demo problems or presentation glitches anymore. Hence the system that they have now.

Dban1 22d ago

Peak state of technology in 2026

pazimzadeh 22d ago

says who?

Tempest1981 22d ago
True, I remember years ago, the presenter was doing a demo and ran into a problem. He quickly transitioned to another identical device nearby, and continued almost seamlessly. Didn't seem like much of an issue. Although that might have been WWDC, which is a different crowd.
- marcelo-earth 22d ago
  Interesting, do you remember which WWDC was that?
  - ChrisMarshallNY 22d ago
    I’ve seen that happen a couple of times. I know there was an infamous Microsoft one, where the demo BSOD’d on Bill Gates (Not WWDC. I wasn’t there, but I’m sure there’s video). Microsoft used to demo real unstable stuff. I remember one WWDC, where Ian Diery was giving a demo with a young man, and asked “Where’s the beef?” The kid looked down at his pants, and the crowd burst into laughter. Diery did not laugh. He was a fairly serious chap, with no discernible sense of humor, so I expect his assistant was sanctioned for that. I think the last DuDub I went to, was around 2005 (pre-iPhone). I know it was at Moscone. Jobs led that. He was one of the best presenters I’ve ever seen. He could recover from curveballs almost imperceptibly. The first, was in 1987, or 1988. One of the first.
  - Tempest1981 22d ago
    Story from 2017, but the iPhone event: https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-14-apple-explains-face-id-fail.html https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-14-apple-explains-face-id-f... > Face ID ... didn't quite work as he expected. "Your passcode is required to enable Face ID" popped up, eliciting a nervous chuckle out of Craig and forcing him to switch to the spare demo phone
- microtherion 22d ago
  You can also readily find occasional videos of Steve Jobs throwing malfunctioning devices across the stage.

awacs 22d ago

An authentic Steve Jobs demo presentation would generate 100x more excitement than this canned, blan, nearly AI boring level cringe presentation. I'll just wait for a YouTube review where an actual human you can relate to handles it.

josephg 22d ago

And yet, apple can afford to have a bland, corporate presentation that doesn't excite consumers or connect with actual human emotions? Ehhh Maybe the C suite doesn't understand how bad their current talks are.