Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
'The One Device' Book Covering 'Secret History' of iPhone Available June 20
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I was watching the video that the Verge embedded. Around 13:00, Steve Jobs talks about music subscription services and how he doesn't like them, because the company offering it ropes you in with a low price and then gradually increases prices over time. Also, he said he didn't like the fact that people didn't own the music; you stop paying and your music goes away.
How far we've come....
How far we've come....
Apple does that for trademark reasons. A real trademark lawyer explained the usage-related rules, and the lack of articles when referring to the thing in question was part of the rules.
Amazing to remember it started with only 12 Apps, and back then those apps were awesome.
Actually, no, they weren't.
Couldn't edit a spreadsheet.
Couldn't tether to a laptop.
Couldn't copy & paste.
These three alone were show stoppers for me - my Windows phone could do all the above.
It wasn't until the 3GS that the iPhone became useful... And then I switched...
And those things helped WinMo so much that it continued its domination of the mobile phone space.
When iPhone was introduced, I was using a Palm Treo 680. Frankly, other than the multi gestures iPhone offered, such as swipe, pinch to zoom etc, it lacked so many features that it was hard to understand. My Treo could accept an SD card, play MP3 from the SD card, take pictures, could be customized, could voice dial by learning rather than rely on an internet dependent Siri like interface, could surf the web (barely with Edge), handle multiple email accounts, had replaceable battery, no propriety App Store but a variety of programs could be bought directly from the software developers and the list goes on and on.
iPhone did not even have a simple cut and paste at that time. I wondered if these "slurped" genius engineers ever used what they designed or owned a phone something similar to a Palm Treo before.
10 years later, IOS is highly refined and became very usable but Apple is always behind the Jailbreak features and most of the design improvements are copied from Jailbreak tweaks like the Control Panel, Night Shift, Personal Hotspot, Notification Center etc.
I wonder if this book will shed any light into why Apple is always trailing behind the 3rd party developers when it comes to adding new features to IOS.
iPhone did not even have a simple cut and paste at that time. I wondered if these "slurped" genius engineers ever used what they designed or owned a phone something similar to a Palm Treo before.
10 years later, IOS is highly refined and became very usable but Apple is always behind the Jailbreak features and most of the design improvements are copied from Jailbreak tweaks like the Control Panel, Night Shift, Personal Hotspot, Notification Center etc.
I wonder if this book will shed any light into why Apple is always trailing behind the 3rd party developers when it comes to adding new features to IOS.
We need a current Mac Mini.
Hey Apple, since you are creating a new stand alone Mac Pro how about you repurpose the old Mac Pro slightly to accommodate an updated Mac Mini. You have the manufacturing already set up to make them and you don't have to worry about the heat issues because you won't be putting high-end/high-heat components inside.
It is a win-win. We get the Mini sooner and you save on re-tooling the plant.
And... you're welcome.
This is interesting though the excerpt was a bit gossipy. Also the only people interviewed for the book are ex-Apple employees. I don't want just Tony Fadell's (and whoever worked under him) version of history. Especially knowing that he and Forstall were rivals who apparently didn't get along. I'm sure Scott's version of history would be different.
"Holiday" "Hospital" and "University" are all words England uses without an article preceding it..perhaps it is a Ive thing....
[doublepost=1497377745][/doublepost]
We need a current Mac Mini.
Hey Apple, since you are creating a new stand alone Mac Pro how about you repurpose the old Mac Pro slightly to accommodate an updated Mac Mini. You have the manufacturing already set up to make them and you don't have to worry about the heat issues because you won't be putting high-end/high-heat components inside.
It is a win-win. We get the Mini sooner and you save on re-tooling the plant.
And... you're welcome.
I think they have retooled the plant for the HomePod......it only does mesh wire at this plant.
How silly. A book about the iPhone? In 10 years will we be seeing a book about the airpods?
Chapter 6, Steve met up with engineers to discuss creating an icon for settings. One engineer produced a picture of a sprocket. Steve approved. All the engineers screamed gleefully like teenage girls.
Chapter 6, Steve met up with engineers to discuss creating an icon for settings. One engineer produced a picture of a sprocket. Steve approved. All the engineers screamed gleefully like teenage girls.
Last edited:
Samsung's "The History of Galaxy" outsells this ten to one, costs less than half the price and has just as many words.
Plus it comes with an additional 200 pages of unwanted advertising, and then bursts into flames.
Their costs were lower because all they did was change "Apple iPhone" to "Samsung Galaxy."
Where is your mind? Slurp and moist are just words.
Still have my original and box (opened of course). The battery is completely shot. I really wish I had it replaced a few years ago before they completely disappeared.