Steve Wozniak Debunks One of Apple's Biggest Myths

Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) –- For its 85th anniversary, Bloomberg Businessweek chronicles the most disruptive ideas of the past 85 years. In 1976, The Apple 1 computer goes on sale for a retail price of $666.66. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and designed that product, remembers the early days. (Video by Brandon Lisy) (Source: Bloomberg)

[Blue.Diesel]

Wozniak is the person in school who does 80% of the "group" project

[kevinavila]

I remember reading in a book that Woz was so unassuming that he went to the bank to deposit 100 grand. He got in line with everyone else and patiently waited. When he handed the check for deposit, the teller thought he was trying to rob them. The manager came out and told Woz that there was no need for him to queue and he could just go to the manager directly if he's going to deposit large sums. And he replied "Why? Everyone else is standing in line". Also his daughter later said that she had no idea they were that rich when she was growing up. She thought they were just upper middle class. They lived in the same old house even when Woz had all those millions.

[MewCat]

HE still sounds like a kid in a candy shop. His passion is what made Apple.

[lenglain]

I don't even like Apple. But how can you not love this man? And his technical achievements when he started the company are the stuff of legend.

[tunerimpala]

Steve Jobs was definitely the face of apple. But there wouldn’t have been a Apple without woz

[shinigamilee]

I met and worked with Steve Wozniak in 2009 for the first time. And what struck me about Steve was how quick and succinctly he spoke. I think someone must have slowed him down a little here to produce this video because he usually talks a lot faster than that. He's one of the nicest man you'll ever meet and one of the most caring people on the planet. I think this video really reflects the inner person that Steve Wozniak is and how he really really wanted to bring technology into the home.

[andreasskaalerud]

"Too bad, I wrote it in my own language."

Legend.

[brianjay]

I once met Steve in Vegas at Caesar's Palace and told him about how we used his computers to create software to help special needs children communicate to the world. I shook his hand and gave him a thank you from thousands of children who would if they could. Woz was kind and very moved by what I had to say...

[Rondoooo]

He is the real genius behind Apple's beginning. Admirable and humble guy.

[PureNRG]

Ultimately, I’ll wager Woz is a happier man than Jobs was.

[SSingh-nrqz]

Wozniak was the CPU and Jobs was the Computer Case.

[tecnica-de-voz]

I don't think Jobs is undeserving, but THIS guy deserves books, movies, and a lot more credit than he is given now, but do you know why he does not get it? ---> 4:43

[Larkinchance]

America loves ambition. America loves money. America loves Steve Jobs.

I'll take Woz any day... I love the Woz..

[xdonvito]

This is awesome. Love the last words "I'll stay at the bottom of the org chart being an engineer because that's where I want to be. " In a society that praises the front man, It's comforting to know that not all of the greats desired fame and fortune, some were driven by passion. Kinda gives me hope.

[bytemegga]

"I want to be at the bottom of the org chart, being an engineer" What a sincere and happy man Steve is. I hope to have just half the contentment in my life that he has.

[coke]

Wow.. Wozniak genuinely appreciates and loves engineering. no fame, no glory, no wealth. Jobs got lucky as hell finding this man who wanted nothing more than to do what he loved and took advantage of that soft spot.

[GoldenGrenadier]

If anybody could have figured out how to squeeze a headphone jack onto the iPhone 7 it would've been him.

[mohamedshuaau]

As a Software Engineer, woz is one of those whom I take as a role model. This guys is a legend!

[crazywolfgang]

Lead solder in the mouth, no fume extractor whatsoever, no esd precautions. Old school engineering.

[KarmaSwiss]

“Someday I’m going to own a big computer”



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