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He really didn't have "years to see" anything about the iPhone except in the very literal sense of more than one year. The app store opened in mid 2008. He died
by jhbadger 6y ago
He really didn't have "years to see" anything about the iPhone except in the very literal sense of more than one year. The app store opened in mid 2008. He died in late 2011, so he wasn't around for the vast majority of the iPhone's history.
- mikl 6y agoHow’s three years not “years to see”?
- ksec 6y agoIn 2008 there were already signs that Steve was not in good shape and health concern was an issue. He did Liver transplant in 2009, Tim Cook has basically taking over since then. He was barely working half of his time during 2010. By early 2011 he officially went on medical leave. Resigned 6 months later, and I still have that vivid memory he passed away in just days after the iPhone 4s announcement. Not a normal three years to me.
- mikl 6y agoHe was working far into 2011, and he spent a lot of time trying to secure his legacy. Don’t tell me that he somehow missed the run-away success of the App Store and how it made the iPhone his greatest achievement as CEO and one of the biggest business successes ever.