Eddy Cue: Apple Sold $1M of iMacs on Online Store Launch Day
Eddy Cue · FULL INTERVIEW: Apple Exec on How Apple Builds Products That Actually Win · Apr 1, 2026 · at 3:35
Apple SVP Eddy Cue describes working with Steve Jobs to build and launch Apple's first online direct-to-consumer store alongside the Bondi Blue iMac in 1998.
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“And we had sold a million dollars worth of IMAX and we were high fiving each other and going, this is amazing.”
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