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in some of the lesser-known details and fun tidbits about the world’s most
fun tidbits about the world’s most
fun tidbits about the world’s most recognizable smartphone number 5 it
recognizable smartphone number 5 it
recognizable smartphone number 5 it started out as a tablet project what
started out as a tablet project what
started out as a tablet project what we’re gonna do is get rid of all these
we’re gonna do is get rid of all these
we’re gonna do is get rid of all these buttons and just make a giant screen
buttons and just make a giant screen
buttons and just make a giant screen it’s hard to fathom all these years
it’s hard to fathom all these years
it’s hard to fathom all these years later that the world might have been
later that the world might have been
later that the world might have been deprived of the now iconic
deprived of the now iconic
deprived of the now iconic iPhone however Steve Jobs had originally
iPhone however Steve Jobs had originally
iPhone however Steve Jobs had originally commissioned Apple engineers to research
commissioned Apple engineers to research
commissioned Apple engineers to research tablet designs it was only after they
tablet designs it was only after they
tablet designs it was only after they presented their research to him that he
presented their research to him that he
presented their research to him that he realized a device with a multi-touch
realized a device with a multi-touch
realized a device with a multi-touch screen would be perfectly suited for a
screen would be perfectly suited for a
screen would be perfectly suited for a mobile phone based on what the Apple
mobile phone based on what the Apple
mobile phone based on what the Apple engineers showed him Jobs decided to
engineers showed him Jobs decided to
engineers showed him Jobs decided to shove his tablet idea and begin work
shove his tablet idea and begin work
shove his tablet idea and begin work immediately on what would eventually
immediately on what would eventually
immediately on what would eventually become the first iPhone all things
become the first iPhone all things
become the first iPhone all things considered even if he’d stuck with his
considered even if he’d stuck with his
considered even if he’d stuck with his original project it seems safe to assume
original project it seems safe to assume
original project it seems safe to assume that you would have eventually delivered
that you would have eventually delivered
that you would have eventually delivered the iPhone regardless and this
the iPhone regardless and this
the iPhone regardless and this is a call on your iPhone number for the
is a call on your iPhone number for the
is a call on your iPhone number for the device has led to hundreds of patents
device has led to hundreds of patents
device has led to hundreds of patents the iPhone is an extraordinary device it
the iPhone is an extraordinary device it
the iPhone is an extraordinary device it allows for constant communication and
allows for constant communication and
allows for constant communication and constant connectivity to things that are
constant connectivity to things that are
constant connectivity to things that are extremely difficult to achieve as such
extremely difficult to achieve as such
extremely difficult to achieve as such it should come as no surprise that since
it should come as no surprise that since
it should come as no surprise that since it was released in 2007 the technology
it was released in 2007 the technology
it was released in 2007 the technology related to the iPhone has caused Apple
related to the iPhone has caused Apple
related to the iPhone has caused Apple to file over 200 patents no buttons on
to file over 200 patents no buttons on
to file over 200 patents no buttons on the front you’ll notice that’s a key
the front you’ll notice that’s a key
the front you’ll notice that’s a key differentiator patents that the company
differentiator patents that the company
differentiator patents that the company owns include the swipe to scroll motion
owns include the swipe to scroll motion
owns include the swipe to scroll motion forced touch the pressure-sensitive
forced touch the pressure-sensitive
forced touch the pressure-sensitive technology that can distinguish between
technology that can distinguish between
technology that can distinguish between different levels of force as well as
different levels of force as well as
different levels of force as well as patents related to wraparound display
patents related to wraparound display
patents related to wraparound display the iPhone has allowed the company to
the iPhone has allowed the company to
the iPhone has allowed the company to lock up hundreds of key technologies
lock up hundreds of key technologies
lock up hundreds of key technologies ensuring that their product remains the
ensuring that their product remains the
ensuring that their product remains the most sought after mobile phone in the
most sought after mobile phone in the
most sought after mobile phone in the world and boy have we patented it
world and boy have we patented it
world and boy have we patented it number three Apple’s smartphone wasn’t
number three Apple’s smartphone wasn’t
number three Apple’s smartphone wasn’t the first iPhone and we almost actually
the first iPhone and we almost actually
the first iPhone and we almost actually didn’t ship a couple times On June 29th
didn’t ship a couple times On June 29th
didn’t ship a couple times On June 29th 2007 the very first iPhone was released
2007 the very first iPhone was released
2007 the very first iPhone was released or at least that’s what Apple wants you
or at least that’s what Apple wants you
or at least that’s what Apple wants you to believe the truth is that a different
to believe the truth is that a different
to believe the truth is that a different iPhone was launched just 22 days before
iPhone was launched just 22 days before
iPhone was launched just 22 days before Steve Jobs’s brainchild was announced
Steve Jobs’s brainchild was announced
Steve Jobs’s brainchild was announced the iPhone was developed by Cisco a
the iPhone was developed by Cisco a
the iPhone was developed by Cisco a multinational technology conglomerate
multinational technology conglomerate
multinational technology conglomerate however the two devices couldn’t have
however the two devices couldn’t have
however the two devices couldn’t have been more different the Cisco iPhone was
been more different the Cisco iPhone was
been more different the Cisco iPhone was a mobile device that was developed so
a mobile device that was developed so
a mobile device that was developed so that people could use Skype without
that people could use Skype without
that people could use Skype without having to sit in front of a computer
having to sit in front of a computer
having to sit in front of a computer ultimately the two companies came to an
ultimately the two companies came to an
ultimately the two companies came to an agreement with both maintaining the
agreement with both maintaining the
agreement with both maintaining the rights to the iPhone name speaking of
rights to the iPhone name speaking of
rights to the iPhone name speaking of different names for the iPhone number
different names for the iPhone number
different names for the iPhone number two the iPhone was originally called
two the iPhone was originally called
two the iPhone was originally called purple
seeing as how we’ve been living in an
seeing as how we’ve been living in an iPhone world since 2007 it’s hard to
iPhone world since 2007 it’s hard to
iPhone world since 2007 it’s hard to imagine the groundbreaking device going
imagine the groundbreaking device going
imagine the groundbreaking device going by a different name however according to
by a different name however according to
by a different name however according to Scott Forstall one of the men
Scott Forstall one of the men
Scott Forstall one of the men responsible for creating the iPhones iOS
responsible for creating the iPhones iOS
responsible for creating the iPhones iOS software it originally went by the
software it originally went by the
software it originally went by the codename purple
codename purple
codename purple this wasn’t a rarely used nickname
this wasn’t a rarely used nickname
this wasn’t a rarely used nickname though when the team of designers and
though when the team of designers and
though when the team of designers and engineers responsible for creating the
engineers responsible for creating the
engineers responsible for creating the iPhone took over a wing of Apple
iPhone took over a wing of Apple
iPhone took over a wing of Apple headquarters they called it the purple
headquarters they called it the purple
headquarters they called it the purple dawn in reference to the name of their
dawn in reference to the name of their
dawn in reference to the name of their new project hmm if you ask us asking
new project hmm if you ask us asking
new project hmm if you ask us asking someone if they’ve seen your purple
someone if they’ve seen your purple
someone if they’ve seen your purple lying around sounds a bit weird number
lying around sounds a bit weird number
lying around sounds a bit weird number one Apple has sold over 1 billion
one Apple has sold over 1 billion
one Apple has sold over 1 billion iPhones are there any left
iPhones are there any left
iPhones are there any left there may be one when Steve Jobs
there may be one when Steve Jobs
there may be one when Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone he said that the
introduced the iPhone he said that the
introduced the iPhone he said that the company’s goals were to attain 1% of the
company’s goals were to attain 1% of the
company’s goals were to attain 1% of the global cell phone market within a year
global cell phone market within a year
global cell phone market within a year in retrospect that number was a
in retrospect that number was a
in retrospect that number was a shockingly humble objective the current
shockingly humble objective the current
shockingly humble objective the current reality is that Apple is earning
reality is that Apple is earning
reality is that Apple is earning somewhere between 70% and 90% of the
somewhere between 70% and 90% of the
somewhere between 70% and 90% of the profit created by global smartphone
profit created by global smartphone
profit created by global smartphone sales each quarter this number makes
sales each quarter this number makes
sales each quarter this number makes sense when you consider that as of 2016
sense when you consider that as of 2016
sense when you consider that as of 2016 Apple has sold over 1 billion iPhones
Apple has sold over 1 billion iPhones
Apple has sold over 1 billion iPhones and you can bet your bottom dollar that
and you can bet your bottom dollar that
and you can bet your bottom dollar that that number will continue to rise
that number will continue to rise
that number will continue to rise unfortunately Apple rarely releases
unfortunately Apple rarely releases
unfortunately Apple rarely releases exact sales numbers so we may not hear
exact sales numbers so we may not hear
exact sales numbers so we may not hear the new figure until they’ve hit another
the new figure until they’ve hit another
the new figure until they’ve hit another major milestone all right guys this line
major milestone all right guys this line
major milestone all right guys this line extends around to city blocks I’m here
extends around to city blocks I’m here
extends around to city blocks I’m here at approximately the 3 hour mark so
at approximately the 3 hour mark so
at approximately the 3 hour mark so which of these facts did you find the
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