Steve Jobs Worried His Porsche 911 Would Signal Too Much Wealth. He Scrambled To Hide It Before Meeting Ross Perot For A $20M Deal
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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs had a reputation for obsessing over every detail–from the products he built to the cars he drove. His connection to the Porsche 911 became one of his most well-known personal quirks. For years, he replaced his black Porsche every six months, partly so he could avoid putting a license plate on it. But in 1987, that same car suddenly became a liability. A Last-Minute Decision To Avoid The Wrong Impression At the time, Jobs was running NeXT, the company he
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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs had a reputation for obsessing over every detail–from the products he built to the cars he drove. His connection to the Porsche 911 became one of his most well-known personal quirks. For years, he replaced his black Porsche every six months, partly so he could avoid putting a license plate on it. But in 1987, that same car suddenly became a liability. A Last-Minute Decision To Avoid The Wrong Impression At the time, Jobs was running NeXT, the company he