The story of round rectangles
An unsatisfying story.  The first half of the story is about an algorithm to produce ovals.  Then most of the rest is Steve Jobs convincing the guy that rounded rectangles are desirable.  Then, without any narrative about this actual central problem (which the guy had no idea how to do when the conversation with Jobs ends), we're told that he just happened to solve it.<p>EDIT: I find the bouncing up and down of votes for this interesting, particularly the reasons people give for disagreeing.