At the 1999 Macworld conference, shortly after the premiere of this TV movie, the introductory comments were made not by Steve Jobs, but by Noah Wyle, reprising his role in this movie. The real Jobs emerged shortly after and traded jokes with Wyle.
Widely considered to be the most accurate depiction of Steve Jobs' and Bill Gates' involvement in the creation of the modern personal computer, even after the subsequent production of two additional Steve Jobs biopics.
When asked how he felt about his portrayal in "Pirates of Silicon Valley," Bill Gates replied, "That portrayal was reasonably accurate...."
According to actor Noah Wyle, Steve Jobs called him and said, "I'm just calling to tell you I thought you did a good job. I hated the movie, I hated the script, I think if you had spent a little more time and a little more money and maybe a little more attention to detail, you could have had something there. But you were good."