[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Benzinga [@Benzinga](/creator/twitter/Benzinga) on x 305.6K followers Created: 2025-07-03 20:59:53 UTC Steve Jobs famously obsessed over design — even when it came to appliances. In a 1996 Wired interview, he revealed that he spent two full weeks deciding which washing machine to buy for his Palo Alto home. He and his family debated trade-offs over dinner: Was it more important to get laundry done in an hour or to have softer clothes that lasted longer? Jobs argued that American machines used too much water and weren’t efficient. In the end, they chose a German-made Miele washer-dryer set. “I got more thrill out of them than I have out of any piece of high tech in years,” he said. That obsessive attention to detail echoed inside Apple. According to biographer Walter Isaacson, Jobs scrutinized everything—from the layout of the Macintosh motherboard to the exact shade of yellow in Google’s logo on the iPhone. Jobs banned fans in early Macs because he thought they sounded “clumsy,” forcing engineers to redesign the computer’s internals. Former employees say he could take days for decisions, then demand overnight fixes when something didn’t meet his standards. His legacy? A belief that thoughtful design—even for the mundane—deserves just as much passion as revolutionary tech.  XXXXX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/Benzinga/status/1940878184376906132)
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Benzinga @Benzinga on x 305.6K followers
Created: 2025-07-03 20:59:53 UTC
Steve Jobs famously obsessed over design — even when it came to appliances. In a 1996 Wired interview, he revealed that he spent two full weeks deciding which washing machine to buy for his Palo Alto home.
He and his family debated trade-offs over dinner: Was it more important to get laundry done in an hour or to have softer clothes that lasted longer? Jobs argued that American machines used too much water and weren’t efficient. In the end, they chose a German-made Miele washer-dryer set.
“I got more thrill out of them than I have out of any piece of high tech in years,” he said.
That obsessive attention to detail echoed inside Apple. According to biographer Walter Isaacson, Jobs scrutinized everything—from the layout of the Macintosh motherboard to the exact shade of yellow in Google’s logo on the iPhone.
Jobs banned fans in early Macs because he thought they sounded “clumsy,” forcing engineers to redesign the computer’s internals. Former employees say he could take days for decisions, then demand overnight fixes when something didn’t meet his standards.
His legacy? A belief that thoughtful design—even for the mundane—deserves just as much passion as revolutionary tech.
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