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TIL the iPhone Steve Jobs demoed on Jan 9, 2007 at MacWorld was a buggy prototype, barely functional at the time. They had to meticulously rehearse the presentation so the phone wouldn't crash mid-show. The final version was only completed weeks before it hit stores.

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