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Steve Jobs was known for his obsession with perfection in the products he created and the cars he drove. His love for the Porsche 911 was legendary, and for years, he swapped his black Porsche for a new one every six months for a very Jobs-like reason – to avoid having a license plate. But in 1987, that prized car became a problem when billionaire Ross Perot was set to visit NeXT, the company Jobs founded after being pushed out of Apple. ㅤ Perot, a self-made billionaire and founder of Electronic Data Systems, was interested in investing in NeXT. But he was also known for his no-nonsense, frugal approach to business. Jobs feared that if Perot saw him and his colleague Randy Adams driving flashy Porsche 911 Turbos, he might assume NeXT didn't need funding. So, in a moment of panic, Jobs ran into Adams’ office and blurted out, “Randy, we have to hide the Porsches!” The software engineer, who also owned a Porsche 911 Turbo, looked up, puzzled. "Ross Perot is coming to see us, and I don't w...

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