Jobs' car spotted near Let's Rock event
updated 12:10 pm EDT, Tue September 9, 2008
Jobs could help stock
Steve Jobs' Mercedes is believed to have been spotted outside the Yerba Buena Center, less than two hours before Apple's "Let's Rock" iPod event. In the photograph below, from iPhone Savior, a car thought to be Jobs' Mercedes SL55 AMG is seen just outside the center. Jobs has a special exemption that allows him to have a UPC barcode instead of a license plate, making it unlikely that the car belongs to someone else.
An appearance by Jobs has been anticipated by Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who suggests that a healthy Jobs taking the stage could be a positive for Apple's stock.
Jobs is seen as vital to Apple's continued growth, and his emaciated appearance at WWDC in June set off numerous concerns about the Apple CEO's health. His avoiding questions on the issue -- and having peers defend his health as private -- has exacerbated worries.
Jobs is expected to launch new iPod Nanos, a reconfigured iPod touch and announce numerous price drops, especially for the iPod touch which is currently priced high relative to the similar iPhone 3G. The event begins at 10AM Pacific time.
Pic was taken monday
09/09, 12:16pm (1 reply) reply
The iPhone Savior article says this pic was taken yesterday.
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barcode?
09/09, 12:23pm (1 reply) reply
Sorry, as a Brit I don't get it - Steve's allowed to have a barcode instead of a licence plate? How does that work?
Frogmella
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barcode
09/09, 12:34pm reply
Instead of DS346AL it just has || ||||| ||| perhaps?
Kind of silly, but interesting.
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gee must be nice
09/09, 12:37pm reply
who the h*** do you have to pay off to be allowed such a thing as a bar-code license plate?
climacs
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he looks like s***
09/09, 12:38pm (1 reply) reply
wow, no wonder there were worries about Steve's health, he really looks GAUNT... EMACIATED... take your pick of adjectives.
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Barcode
09/09, 12:38pm reply
It's the VIN number of the car where the license plate is. Something all Mercedes have :)
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Because he can.
09/09, 12:38pm reply
If you have enough money, you can do things like that.
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Again he's smarter...
09/09, 12:42pm reply
...starvation diet may offer 40% LONGER life...
http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/071115_caloric.htm
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Don't think that is his
09/09, 12:49pm reply
When I worked at apple, his wheels were different. He could have gotten new wheels (20 spoke i think), but doubt it. I have seen several cars with barcodes instead of plates, so could just be a coincidence.
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VIN
09/09, 01:01pm reply
its the VIN, not the VIN number. You don't say vehicle identification number number.
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