Steve Jobs Introducing The iPhone At MacWorld 2007
What it is
Steve Jobs's January 2007 MacWorld keynote segment introducing the original iPhone. He presents it as a widescreen iPod, a phone and an internet communicator in one device.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters cite it as a model of a clear product reveal and as the source for how Jobs framed the iPhone's three functions and dismissed physical keyboards.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2022, last 2025
What HN commenters said
“Jobs did a great job showing off the first iPhone.”
Jobs practical and clear showing off the first iPhone
bko, 2023-10 · Recommendation · in “Humane, a startup full of ex-iPhone talent, trying to make phones obsolete”
Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.
Topics: steve jobs, iphone, apple, macworld 2007, product launch
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