Steve Jobs giving IBM the finger

Steve Jobs gave the finger to an IBM sign at one of their New York buildings.

This photograph started to circulate on the web when Andy Hertzfeld posted the high-resolution copy to Google+. Hertzfeld was one of the original members of the Macintosh team that helped pioneer the personal computer revolution alongside Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

Hertzfeld included the following text on the post:

"In memoriam for Steve Jobs as 2011 draws to a close, here's one more rare photo that illustrates his rebellious spirit. In December 1983, a few weeks before the Mac launch, we made a quick trip to New York City to meet with Newsweek, who was considering doing a cover story on the Mac. The photo was taken spontaneously as we walked around Manhattan by Jean Pigozzi, a wild French jet setter who was hanging out with us at the time. Somehow I ended up with a copy of it. My editor begged me to include it in my book, but I was too timid to ask for permission, especially since IBM was still making CPUs for Apple at the time."
Steve Jobs - IBM

Both Apple and IBM were the industry's strongest competitors, with each selling about $1 billion dollars worth of personal computers in 1983. And the picture demonstrates the competitiveness of Steve Jobs.

Hertzfeld editor originally wanted him to include the photo in his book, Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made. But at the time, he was too timid to ask Steve Jobs for permission.

And also because IBM was still supplying processors to Apple for its Mac product line at the time.

The Wilkes Bashford brand brown leather bomber-style jacket Jobs wore in the photo, was sold at Julien's Auctions for $22,400.