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> the true origin stories of the iPhone are more widely known Out of the loop on this but very interested: what are the true origin stories of the iPhone, and
by DavidPiper 2y ago
> the true origin stories of the iPhone are more widely known
Out of the loop on this but very interested: what are the true origin stories of the iPhone, and what is the traditional narrative they contrast?
- paulgerhardt 2y agotldr Jobs put two teams to work on the iPhone development- the iPod team led by Fadell and the iPad team lead by Forstall (Apple began work on the iPad before the iPhone, though Jeff Han’s 2006 TED talk changed everything). Fadell presented an iPhone prototype with click wheel. Jobs went with Forstall’s concept. Much later, Forstall became pretty unpopular and few people had qualms with Fadell taking credit. A lot of this is covered in various CHM fireside chats - this is a good one: https://youtu.be/5xDRdWFdsoQ https://youtu.be/5xDRdWFdsoQ
- DavidPiper 2y agoOhh interesting, thank you I'll have a watch!
- snowwrestler 2y agoI know Han’s demo was a big deal publicly, and maybe it did change things by priming the public to get excited about multitouch gestures. But Apple’s multitouch implementation was based on research that started long before, in the late 90s, and they had already bought the resulting tech company (Fingerworks) more than a year before Han’s TED talk.