I have been reading a lot of articles this week related to Steve Jobs and his personal and business relationships throughout the extent of his career. The one thing that stuck out through all of these readings is his manic insistence on having all Apple products adhere to his ideas of elegance and beauty.
This got me to thinking: what type of coffin would Steve Jobs be buried in?
Would it be corner-less and slick like an iPod? Would he insist that his coffin be thin enough to fit in a manila envelope? Maybe he would have the iCoffin’s design adhere to the same design standard that re-ignited Apple as a company, the iMac?
That would be cool – an orange, semi-transparent coffin where you could see Steve’s body lying in eternal smugness.
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March 12th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I think the coffin would also come with lots of accessories, like a black turtle neck sleeve you could slip over it, to keep it from getting scratched. It would probably also have an accelerometer in it so it can brace for drops, but then people would probably just start playing games with the body inside. meh its his own fault.
March 15th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
The problem will be the upgrades!
First iCoffin – $10K with capacity of one body, must also buy “eternal care” service plan at $79.99 per month.
Six months later the price will drop to $7,500 and an unlock version will be available on the black market.
Six months after that the new, higher-capacity model will come out that will hold more than one body, but it will still not be compatible with many cemeteries.
You get the drift. . .