10/21/2007 - all about Steve - Boom!

I have never seen a more persuasive presenter/showman than Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, Inc. If you've ever seen one of his keynotes, you know what I mean. Don't get me wrong... Apple products are great and practically sell themselves. But if anybody can make a PowerPoint... er, Keynote presentation exciting, it's Steve. People even say he has this "reality distortion field" that makes you believe whatever he is saying, and outside of his keynotes, you can begin to see the some of the seams of the products he touted. For example, I was convinced by Steve that the Apple PowerMac Cube was going to be a cool computer, but it turned out to be a flop. Also, I half-believed that the web-app solution for the iPhone/iPod Touch's third-party support would be viable. Boy, was I wrong!

Anyway, one of Steve's favorite things to do during his presentations (or specifically, while demoing a product during his presentation) is to say "Boom" after showing something cool. It's so succinct, that it really does represent the simplicity and gee-whiz factor of Apple products. Here is a montage of a lot of the "booms" that Steve has let out (ok, that didn't sound right):