Perry opened an envelope with the results of the blind vote, reading aloud the decision to thousands of Scouts leaders and volunteers.

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The moment was signature Steve Jobs: Standing on stage at the Macworld conference in San Francisco, Apple's chief executive pulled out an interoffice envelope and opened the flap.

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When the envelope was opened, says the former analyst, it was empty.

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He took out the envelope and opened it.

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He said the equivalent in the nonelectronic world would be a catalog that is sent to a home in an envelope with the ability to send out the recipient's address to other stores the minute the envelope is opened.

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This document is given to the new pope and then placed in the archives in a sealed envelope that may be opened by no one unless the pope gives permission.

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