Steve Jobs on MacBook Air: A very light laptop
What Jobs talks about
In this brief live exchange at Apple’s Back to the Mac event, Steve Jobs is asked about the MacBook Air. He says he has been using one and calls it a wonderful machine.
Jobs highlights how portable it is, saying it fits in a bag and you can take it everywhere — or, as he puts it, you don’t even need a bag. He also mentions its weight, underscoring the design goal of making a truly light laptop.
The conversation ends with a quick question about FaceTime on the Mac and whether that means other video conferencing APIs will appear. Jobs answers carefully but without elaboration, keeping the exchange short and focused.
Becky Worley asks the questions, with studio hosts reacting live around the exchange.
In his words
“They're wonderful machines.”
“I've been using one, and they're great.”
“You don't even need a bag.”
“2.3, 2.9 pounds.”
“We didn't say any such thing.”
Key points
- Jobs says the MacBook Air is a wonderful machine.
- He speaks from personal use, saying he has been using one.
- He emphasizes portability and lightness as defining features.
- He notes its low weight: 2.3 to 2.9 pounds.
- He gives a cautious response about FaceTime and other video conferencing APIs.
- The exchange is brief but reinforces Apple’s push toward thin, portable Macs.
Full transcript
Looks like Becky's trying to go over and talk to Steve Jobs. Let's listen in and see what's going on as Becky approaches Steve Jobs here. We like it, Steve. Steve's making the rounds, talking to the people. This is, by the way, a first for us, a FaceTime call to the Apple campus. I do have FaceTime working on the desktop, by the way. I do think that there's a question of whether the MacBook makes sense. Hold on, hold on, hold on. She's talking to Steve. Say that again? They're wonderful machines. I've been using one, and they're great. Do you like it a lot? A lot. It fits in the bag, and you take it with you everywhere? You don't even need a bag. 2.3, 2.9 pounds.
Can I ask you one other question? Does the fact that we now have FaceTime just on the Mac mean we won't see APIs for other video conferencing? We didn't say any such thing. OK, just checking. There you go. I think that's a first on TwitLive, an actual conversation with Steve Jobs. Well done, Becky Worley. That's pretty exciting. Thank you, Becky, for getting that. That's amazing. Well done.
Transcribed from the audio with OpenAI Whisper. Timestamps link to the video above. Errors are possible.