Steve Jobs responded to an autograph request by typing a letter saying he doesn’t give autographs
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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This ~~is~~ was his sense of humour.
Reminds me of that letter from John Cleese that he is too important to respond to letters.
Good banter from him
Bunch of Redditors learning what jokes are today, I guess.
I don’t know what’s funnier.
The letter from Steve or the comments from people too dumb to understand it and getting angry about it.
I think I’d liked to have known him, but not work for him.
That’s cute.
Why are people being so utterly utterly dense in the replies
He was a funny guy. And an asshole.
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It would have been funny if the recipient got so upset he balled the thing up and threw it away
He is a bit of a cheeky guy
now I know where Varon lives, I’m off to steal this letter
That is hilarious
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This is a very Steve Jobs thing to do.
Such a funny joke! Very sweet too.
Strange that he signs with a lowercase S and J…
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Why do they still call him Steve Jobs? He doesn’t work anymore 🤷💀
i think thats actually an excellent joke.
Brilliant
How to give an autograph while insisting that you’re not doing so.
Brilliant 🍎
Love him or Hate him – but you have to appreciate this kind of humor 😀
[This letter sold at auction for $480,000](https://www.newsweek.com/steve-jobs-letter-saying-he-doesnt-sign-autographs-sells-almost-500k-1621951)
I emailed him once and actually got a response. I asked if they were committed to Logic and creative apps when they came out and he responded “yep”
1983… Jesus
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-the-terrible-secret-of-156343561/
Lower case “J” ?
Makes me wonder what something like this would fetch at an auction ?
We used to have actually funny tech giants
Steve used to buy a new car which meant he did not yet have a license plate and then replace that car when the plate came for another car so he didn’t have a plate. And he constantly parked in the handicapped space at the Apple campus even though he could have had a closer space designated for him or even had it valet’d.
[https://www.cultofmac.com/news/steve-jobs-still-parking-in-handicapped-spaces-the-pictures](https://www.cultofmac.com/news/steve-jobs-still-parking-in-handicapped-spaces-the-pictures)
Ahh good old Steve Jobs. I remember when he passed away, posted a comment saying something like “America keeps losing Jobs.”
Good times.
r/madlads
This is pretty funny actually and entirely intended. This is a guy who got into a lot trouble in his youth for pulling pranks at school.
John Cleese did something similar.
I emailed Steve Jobs when I was an employee in the mid 2000’s. I asked if he signed our 5 year plaques and he responded to me within minutes of my email. Steve informed me that he used to sign them but as the company grew he turned it over to a hand writing plotter machine that writes his signature for him.
I’d like to imagine Steve winking at the camera or have a slight chuckle when typing this letter
I like that he dots his capital J.