Tony Fadell is one of the most important figures in Apple’s (AAPL) history. As the creator of the iPod, he helped turn the struggling company’s fortunes around. And as the co-creator of the iPhone, he can take (at least some) credit for Apple becoming a company with a market cap of more than $2.5 trillion. But Fadell wasn’t sure he wanted to join up with Apple when he pitched the idea for the iPod. “Apple was a very, very different company back then,” Fadell told Yahoo Finance. “A… Source link
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The titanic, albeit controversial legacy of late Apple (AAPL) co-founder Steve Jobs drew renewed interest this week when the tech giant became the first company to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion. The feat owes in no small part to the development of the iPod and iPhone — both overseen by Jobs — which shaped the behavior of billions of people across the globe in how they listen to music and connect with loved ones. In a new interview, former Apple engineer Tony Fadell — who’s… Source link
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