For three days following June 1, the Wall Street Journal’s All Things D conference takes place, where some of the most influential people in technology are interviewed on stage. There are many great interviews happening this year, including Steve Balmer from Microsoft, Mark Zuckerberg from Facebook and of course, Apple’s CEO, Steve Jobs.
Steve Jobs was interviewed for well over an hour on several hot topics, including Flash, the origin of the iPhone, the future of Apple TV, Apple’s relationship with Google, and the recent news surrounding Foxconn. At no point did he look out of his element; every answer was succinct and honest. It very much felt like it was Steve Jobs himself answering the questions, and not just Apple’s CEO—he was sharing his own personal thoughts and feelings on popular issues, not just the thoughts and decisions of the company.
Video highlights of the interview can be seen over on the All Things Digital website, and TUAW has a great collection of text highlights of the event which are worth a read, too.
All in all, it was a great interview, and I even learned some things I never knew about Apple, such as the fact that multi-touch displays weren’t first prototyped for a mobile phone device. I wont spoil the best bits for you—if you’re interested, take a look at the video highlights. A couple of my favorites can be viewed below. The origin of the iPhone is particularly interesting.
Steve Jobs on the Gizmodo story
Steve Jobs on the iPhone’s origin
Steve Jobs talks about Flash
Steve Jobs on Apple’s relationship with Google
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Funny how we are watching him discuss Flash and how it is on its way out, on a Flash based video.