Philip Houska Tony Fadell, woyambitsa nawo Nest Labs, yomwe idagulidwa ndi Google zaka ziwiri zapitazo, adafunsidwa VentureBeat adafunsidwa ndi Dean Takashi ndipo adayang'ana kwambiri masiku oyambirira a nyimbo ya iPod, zomwe zinasintha maganizo a makampani oimba nyimbo "onyamula" kamodzi kokha. Kutengera chipangizochi, zizindikiro zoyamba za iPhone zidayambanso kuwonekera.
Fadell, yemwe adayamba ku General Magic ndipo adapita ku Apple kudzera ku Phillips, anali kuyang'anira gulu lomwe lidasintha kusewera kwa nyimbo. Koma mfundo imeneyi inayamba ndi kukayikira kwina.
“Taonani… Muzichita zimenezo ndipo ndikutsimikizirani kuti ndigwiritsa ntchito ndalama iliyonse yotsatsa yomwe ndili nayo. Ndikupereka Mac kuti zitheke," a Fadell adagwira mawu a Steve Jobs, yemwe anali wokonda kwambiri iPod yomwe idatuluka panthawiyo. Pa nthawi yomweyo, Fadell ankakhulupirira kuti mankhwala sangathyole.
"Ndinauza Jobs kuti titha kupanga chilichonse. Ndikokwanira ngati atipatsa ndalama zokwanira komanso nthawi, koma panalibe chitsimikizo chakuti tingagulitse mankhwala otere. Panali Sony, yomwe inali ndi gulu lililonse la audio mu mbiri yake. Sindinkakhulupirira kuti tingachite chilichonse motsutsana ndi kampani yotere, "adavomereza Fadell, yemwe adachoka ku Apple kumapeto kwa 2008.
[su_pullquote align="kumanja"]Poyamba inali iPod yokha yokhala ndi gawo la foni.[/su_pullquote]
IPod pambuyo pake idzakhala chinthu chomwe chimatanthawuza chipangizo chonyamulika cha nyimbo, koma poyamba chinakumana ndi mavuto - eni ake a Mac okha ndi omwe adagula, monga iTunes, kugwirizanitsa kofunikira ndi kasamalidwe ka ntchito, kunalipo pamakompyuta a Apple okha.
“Zinatenga zaka ziwiri ndi theka. Chaka choyamba chinali chachikulu. Mwini aliyense wa Mac adagula iPod, koma panthawiyo panalibe ogwiritsa ntchito ambiri papulatifomu. Ndiye panali 'kumenyana' kwina ndi Jobs ponena za kugwirizana kwa zipangizo za Apple ndi ma PC. ,Pa mtembo wanga! Zimenezo sizidzachitika! Tiyenera kugulitsa Macs! Ichi chikhala chimodzi mwa zifukwa zomwe anthu azigula Macs, ' Jobs anandiuza ine, kuwonetsetsa kuti sitinangopanga iPod ya PC.
"Ndinatsutsa ndipo ndinali ndi anthu okwanira ondizungulira omwe anayima kumbuyo kwanga. Ndidauza Jobs kuti ngakhale iPod imawononga $ 399, sizofunika kwenikweni, chifukwa anthu amayenera kugula Mac kuti apeze ndalama zowonjezera kuti akhale nayo, "adawulula chiwembu pakati pa iye ndi Jobs, woyambitsa nawo wopambana. kampani Nest Labs, yomwe imapanga, mwachitsanzo, ma thermostats. Mtsogoleri wa Microsoft panthawiyo, a Bill Gates, adayankhanso pamkanganowu, yemwe samamvetsetsa chifukwa chake Apple adapanga chisankho chotere.
Jobs, wamkulu wamkulu wa Apple panthawiyo, pamapeto pake adasiya chisankho chake ndikulola ogwiritsa ntchito PC kugwiritsa ntchito pulogalamu yofunikira ya iTunes kuti agwire ntchito zonse za iPod. Zomwe zidakhala zabwino kwambiri chifukwa malonda a wosewera wosinthikayu adakwera kwambiri. Kuphatikiza apo, Apple idadziwika kwambiri kwa anthu omwe sankadziwa kampaniyo iPod isanakhazikitsidwe.
Patapita nthawi, kupambana kwa iPod kunawonekeranso mu chipangizo chomwe chili kale cha kampaniyi, iPhone.
"Poyambirira inali iPod yokhala ndi gawo la foni. Zinkawoneka mofanana, koma ngati wogwiritsa ntchitoyo akufuna kusankha manambala ena, amayenera kutero pogwiritsa ntchito makina ozungulira. Ndipo chimenecho sichinali chinthu chenicheni. Tinkadziwa kuti sizingagwire ntchito, koma Jobs adatilimbikitsa kuti tiyese chilichonse, "adatero Fadell, ndikuwonjezera kuti ntchito yonseyo inali miyezi isanu ndi iwiri kapena isanu ndi itatu yogwira ntchito molimbika isanakwaniritsidwe.
"Tidapanga chotchinga chokhala ndi Multi-Touch function. Kenako timafunikira makina ogwiritsira ntchito bwino, omwe tidapanga potengera kuphatikiza kwa zinthu zina kuchokera ku iPod ndi Mac. Tidapanga mtundu woyamba, womwe tidaukana nthawi yomweyo ndikuyamba kukonza ina, "adakumbukira Fadell, ndikuwonjezera kuti zidatenga pafupifupi zaka zitatu kupanga foni yomwe idakonzeka kugulitsidwa.
