This Steve Jobs and the leaked iPhone (the first one) story was spread all around the web for the last 24 hours with the insane speed. It looks more like a fairy-tale than a truth, however, let's get acquainted with it as it is pretty interesting. The policy of protecting confidential information by Apple is a strong dam, restraining the flow of sensitive data about the devices being developed. Trying to follow it, the company has taken the most unusual measures. For example, confiscates all the gadgets from journalists who write about the prototype or forces testers of unreleased gadgets to send a special pin code every 12 hours and sends the future devices to their partners in the special sealed boxes. Against this backdrop, the story of the former Apple's employee that happened with Steve Jobs just before presentation of the first iPhone, looks very unusual. This incident occurred just before Macworld exhibition in 2007. A team of engineers that developed the final version of the iPhone, could not establish its Wi-Fi performance. To quickly fix this annoying problem, Steve Jobs has invited all the developers to his own home. His home possess thick walls that's why they could safely test the wireless data transfer. When the employees finally got to the head of his house, they found him in the car. He sat there and listened to music, setting the radio volume to maximum. Engineers have noticed, Steve turned off the music and went with them into the house. In the midst of their work to solve Wi-Fi problems someone rang the doorbell, frightening the head of Apple and his team. Steve Jobs quickly realized what was happening and went to the door. There he waited for a FedEx employee, which brought him a parcel. Steve was supposed to meet him personally, as his signature was required for delivery. Steve Jobs meet a courier with the first iPhone in his hands, which then no one has yet seen, hid it behind his back and quietly signed the necessary papers. The happiest (and inconsiderate!) courier in the world bowed and went about his business. A former Apple employee, who told this story to Business Insider said that words can not describe shock that he experienced in 2007 in Steve Job's home:
You must understand that we then transported to the home of Steve iPhones in special protective boxes from the company Pelikan, who closed with a key. Phone, which would never have left the campus of Apple, was just hidden behind his back. It was the first time someone was so close to the clues secret project on which the company operates. If the guy from FedEx would simply bowed his head, he would see the first iPhone before its presentation.
How do you like this fable? Is it true or what?