Apple co-founder Johnny Cupertino says he demoed a prototype of multi-touch to Steve Jobs. He was unimpressed with the idea and said it didn't have any value. When iPhones came out in 2007, Apple took credit for creatingmulti-touch but that wasn't Jobs' work.
Trung does a deep dive on the 2007 iPhone launch. He discusses Apple’s design process, the iconic iPhone Keynote, what was the first killer app?, why Jobs hated the App Store, the history of multi-touch, Gorilla Glass and much more.
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:07:07) - The Convergence of Technology Theory
(00:09:58) - The Fragility of Ideas
(00:15:11) - iPhone Background
(00:18:51) - iPhone's Success by the Numbers
(00:21:06) - The iPhone Development Story
(00:27:40) - Multi-touch Story
(00:42:43) - Apple's Previous Phone Project?
(00:46:08) - The Grind of Building the iPhone
(01:04:22) - The Inside Story of the Iconic iPhone Keynote
(01:07:00) - The Carrier Deals
(01:07:57) - Why Steve Hated the App Store
(01:11:18) - How to build trust with you end-user
(01:13:29) - Gorilla Glass Story
(01:21:16) - Summarizing the iPhone Story
(01:27:42) - Awards and Biggest Lessons
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