Steve Jobs Wanted To Be Willy Wonka, According To Ken Segall's New Biography - Polidicks

[quote] Sure, the late Steve Jobs had a temper and a serious obsession with perfection, but that doesn't mean Apple's co-founder and former CEO didn't like to have some fun, too. Ken Segall's newly released biography, "Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success," reveals one of Jobs' more playful ideas: He wanted to celebrate the one millionth purchase of the original iMac, Willy Wonka-style. "Just as Wonka did in the movie, Steve wanted to put a golden certificate representing the millionth iMac inside the box of one iMac, and publicize that fact," writes Segall, according to The Huffington Post's copy of the book. "Whoever opened the lucky iMac box would be refunded the purchase price and be flown to Cupertino, where he or she (and, presumably, the accompanying family) would be taken on a tour of the Apple campus." Apparently, Jobs had been completely serious about the idea. He had his internal creative group design an actual prototype of a golden ticket and had even been planning to meet the winner dressed to the nines as Willy Wonka. Unfortunately, it seems California law got in Jobs' way. MacRumors reports thatthe state required sweepstakes contests to allow participation without the purchase of a product, meaning that Jobs couldn't limit potential winners to just iMac buyers, or any Apple customers, for that matter. Business Insider reports that Segall, an ad exec who had worked with Jobs for 12 years, felt the Willy Wonka idea was one of Jobs' "nuttiest." "He was cool in that he would come into a meeting and say he had this idea, but his ideas didn't always go anywhere," Segall told Business Insider. "The Willy Wonka idea -- and the fact that he wanted to dress up -- was really out of character for him. A lot of people will probably read that story and think it sounds like a pretty good idea." Read more about Jobs in Ken Segall's "Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success," which just hit shelves on April 26. What do you think of Jobs' wonky idea? Do you think it would have been successful? Let us know in the comments! But, before you do, make sure to check out a few other fascinating reads about Apple's co-founder by flipping through the slideshow below.[/quote] [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/27/steve-jobs-willy-wonka_n_1458670.html[/url] Steve Jobs and the Apple factory.

Oh lord. I wonder if he was planning on someone out of the group with the winning tickets taking over the apple "factory".

that would have been a pretty cool idea, I'm not gonna lie

He was to much of a dick to be Willy Wonka.

It would make sense. Tiny oompa-loompas, singing while making iPhones. The small ship swimming through a river of money. Steve Jobs with a golden cane and a diamond on the tip... Yeah that could work.

Would it be complete with Chinese Oompa-Loompas?

[QUOTE=GlebGuy;35731686]It would make sense. Tiny oompa-loompas, singing while making iPhones. The small ship swimming through a river of money. Steve Jobs with a golden cane and a diamond on the tip... Yeah that could work.[/QUOTE] They don't make iphones they use the shrinking machine on ipads.

I thought "hah would be funny seeing everyone clamber over each other to buy apple products" but then I remembered that they already do.

I get the feeling his tour would be entirely composed of replicas of that fucking tunnel with the chocolate river just to give people PTSD

[QUOTE=Daemon;35731730]They don't make iphones they use the shrinking machine on ipads.[/QUOTE] And a magnifying ray on iPhones to make iPads

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/LfURq.jpg[/IMG] Huge ass picture.

[video=youtube;gPYromrN7OI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPYromrN7OI[/video]

Gabe needs to find a way to do this now. I'd buy over 1000 Team Fortress 2 hats to see the Valve offices.

Steve Jobs to HTC [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKG07305CBs[/media] Replace Fizzy Lifting Drinks with slide to unlock touchpads.

That's fucking awesome lol.

If Steve Jobs was Willy Wonka the never-ending gobstopper would never be invented. They'd be the "lasts exactly one year" gobstopper.

An old guy with anger issues in an extremely secretive company selling overpriced products with shiny casing which somehow justifies the price. Sounds like he accomplished his goal.

[QUOTE=Secrios;35732367][video=youtube;gPYromrN7OI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPYromrN7OI[/video][/QUOTE]That's going to give me night terrors for the next week.

That's a stupid law.

[QUOTE=Matt-;35731662]He was to much of a dick to be Willy Wonka.[/QUOTE] Willy Wonka was a bit of a dick too.

[QUOTE=Lambeth;35741642]Willy Wonka was a bit of a dick too.[/QUOTE] Not to mention the fact that he was the world's most entertaining psychopathic murderer. [video=youtube;N6j25yIPUlE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6j25yIPUlE[/video]

[QUOTE=Matt-;35731662]He was to much of a dick to be Willy Wonka.[/QUOTE] He came up as a Willy Wanker instead.

[QUOTE=Appolox;35743747]He came up as a Willy Wanker instead.[/QUOTE] What are you, ten?

[QUOTE=Jackald;35741780]You can just turn up and ask for a tour. Valve have a policy where any fan dedicated enough to travel to their offices gets a look round and stuff.[/QUOTE] What if you live right next door?

[QUOTE=Van-man;35743910]What if you live right next door?[/QUOTE] You were dedicated enough to walk out your door.

[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;35744105]You were dedicated enough to walk out your door.[/QUOTE] that's more than can be said for most Facepunchers