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Steve Jobs And Jeff Bezos Meet The Segway

Posted by simoniker on from the jobs-and-bezos-meet-frankenstein dept.

deadwood writes "Ever wanted to know what Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos really thought about the Segway the first time he saw it? At the Harvard Business School site, there's an excerpt from the new book 'Code Name Ginger', giving a recounting of the Apple and Amazon bosses' first impressions of the device. Steve Jobs' gut reaction, quoted in the article: 'I think it sucks!'"

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  1. Re:Nothing scary about being well-informed. by MightyTribble · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    More specifically, with sources:

    http://www.observer.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4691603,0 0. html

    The 'mobile germ warfare labs' were, in fact, hydrogen producers for artillery balloons. Sold to Iraq by the UK. Oops.

    What's the betting this gets zero play time in the US media?