‘Catch Me If You Can’ conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied about his lifetime of lies

Re:‘Catch Me If You Can’ conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied abou... by AlbertCory on Sunday March 19, 2023 @05:19PM (#35223761)

I'm not a huge fan of Jobs, but recognizing a good idea even belatedly and green lighting it, not to mention selling it, is worth a lot.

And hiring people who can bring them to you is worth even more, especially if you're able to hear them when they keep insisting.

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Re:‘Catch Me If You Can’ conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied abou... by throwawaylinux on Sunday March 19, 2023 @06:24PM (#35224324)

How do we even know it was belatedly?

Something a lot of engineers fail to realize is that a successful product is not just about technology, it is about timing, cost, ecosystem, market.

Who's to say Jobs didn't think the iPhone was not a good idea, but shouldn't be done earlier? The iPhone 10-15 years before the iPhone was the Newton.

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Re:‘Catch Me If You Can’ conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied abou... by AlbertCory on Sunday March 19, 2023 @06:27PM (#35224345)

I was thinking of the PARC demo, where he famously said, "my guys were bugging me to go see this."

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Re:‘Catch Me If You Can’ conman Frank Abagnale Jr. lied abou... by throwawaylinux on Sunday March 19, 2023 @09:15PM (#35225965)

Seems like another case of technology existing ahead of other conditions required to successfully bring it to market.

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