Steve Jobs on Apple Store Visit: iPhone launch night
What Jobs talks about
In this brief recording, Steve Jobs drops by the Apple Store in Palo Alto on iPhone launch night. The transcript captures him moving through the store, greeting people, and taking in the scene.
The exchange is mostly spontaneous and conversational, with Jobs congratulating someone named Zeke and reacting enthusiastically to what he sees. It offers a small, candid glimpse of the energy around the iPhone launch.
Because the recording is so short and fragmented, it is more about the moment and the atmosphere than a formal talk. Even so, it shows Jobs engaging directly with customers and staff at a major Apple event.
Jobs speaks with Apple Store staff and customers.
In his words
“Wow!”
“This is so beautiful.”
“This is gorgeous.”
“It's cool.”
“We have to get out of here.”
Key points
- Jobs is at the Palo Alto Apple Store on iPhone launch night.
- He greets people and moves through the store informally.
- He reacts positively to the excitement and what he sees there.
- He congratulates Zeke during the visit.
- The recording captures the launch-night atmosphere more than a speech.
Full transcript
Let's go. Really? Yeah. Is it back there somewhere? I'm sure he must be. I see. Thanks. Is he here? Look. Hi. How are you? I can't hear. Can you help me out? Of course. Sure. You want to see my stuff? Yeah. Yeah. You want to see my stuff? Yeah. OK. I'll be there. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. OK. You'll stay and buy a home like this. Will he? Yeah, kill him! Watch this. You just told him how much you wanted. He knew six! Hold on guys. Six!
How are you doing? What are you doing? Hi. Good? Good. Yeah. No biggie. All right. I'll get Bill. Let me help. No, thank you. Congratulations, Zeke. I got it, I got it. Thank you, Zeke. Hey! Wow! Congratulations! This is so beautiful. It's like a player. This is gorgeous. You should show him the tour. Wow! This is wild. It looks wild. He's got a different background. Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! It's cool.
I've told y'all loads, but here's what I've been telling people. It's��려 Waldorf. Yes. Who met him? Thanks Zeke. We have to get out of here.
Transcribed from the audio with OpenAI Whisper. Timestamps link to the video above. Errors are possible.