Conan spoofs Steve Jobs with nihilistic farce Michael Dell

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Conan presents "Michael Dell," a farce
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The biopic Steve Jobs is about a flawed genius. Conan O'Brien's version, as laid out in a trailer on Wednesday's Conan, is about a boring, nihilistic businessman, Michael Dell. (Or, for legal purposes, "Michael Dell.") "Who are we as a company? What do we stand for?" one employee asks in a board meeting. "Don't think different," Dell replied, riffing on one of Apple's most enduring taglines, "think 'same.' And guys, we gotta make these laptops really thick, with the fans in the back." When one of his graphic designers asked why he just turned the E in DELL 90 degrees, Dell replies: "Don't know. It doesn't matter. Nothing matters." Stirring stuff. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.