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I am Beaker!

I am Beaker!

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Chris Hynes - cricket
May 07, 2019
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While this is one of my favorite Apple stories, it’s probably one of those “you had to be there” kind of things. Anyways, here goes.

Our senior VP at the time this happened was Bertrand Serlet. His hair could be quite spikey and windswept. Combined with the fact that he was tall and thin led to the inevitable comparison to Beaker from The Muppets.

Bertrand. Oh wait, no. Beaker.

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