Back in the iPod days, one guy tried to persuade Steve Jobs to buy Sonos, but Apple’s co-founder instead wanted to sue the audio company.
Steve Jobs wanted to sue Sonos over the iPod scroll wheel-like input
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Steve Jobs will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom
Steve Jobs, co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Apple, will be posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The announcement was made by the White House earlier today.
Passion project converts a vintage iMac G4 into a modern Apple silicon computer
One developer's decided to pay a creative tribute to Steve Jobs on the tenth anniversary of his passing by turning a vintage iMac G4 all-in-one desktop into a modern Apple silicon system.
Jony Ive reflects on his relationship with Steve Jobs a decade after the co-founder’s passing
It has been more than two years since Sir Jony Ive, one of Apple's legendary designers, left the company. That movement led Ive to start his own design firm, and, since, has made some major accomplishments in his own right. But one of the brightest elements of Sir Jony Ive's legacy is the close relationship he had with Steve Jobs, the co-founder former CEO of Apple. And today, the former Apple chief design officer, has reflected on that relationship.
Tim Cook celebrates Apple’s 45th anniversary by ‘rededicating’ to the mission of creating ‘transformative products’
Apple has been around for a long time. 45 years as of today, in fact! Over that time, the company has made a wide range of products, some of which have forced entire industries to evolve. But, for Tim Cook, this anniversary is a means to rededicate the team at Apple to a more important role.
According to one analyst, Apple’s biggest mistake was not buying Netflix years ago
Netflix gets teased a lot for having a lot of content, but "nothing to watch". And some of its originals are panned for, well, not being that great. That isn't to say Netflix hasn't had some successes -- it definitely has. And the streaming service dominates the space right now. So of course Apple should have purchased it years ago.
The head of Apple University offers an in-depth look at how Apple is ‘organized for innovation’
Joel Podolny is the vice president and dean of Apple University, and he's just published an in-depth look at Apple's organizational structure.
Emails reveal Steve Jobs, other executives discussing why iPhone owners can’t buy digital books in Amazon’s apps
Yesterday, a handful of CEOs that compromise "Big Tech" testified as part of a probe into antitrust behavior. Now, thanks to Congress, emails released to the government as part of that investigation are coming to light and revealing some interesting things.
Video: Steve Jobs predicted home premiere of movies still in theaters a decade ago
As iDownloadBlog reported this morning, Hollywood studios are starting to experiment with releasing some films early digitally as theaters remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The studios breaking their traditional theatrical window is major news, but Steve Jobs actually predicted digital home premiere of flicks still in theaters... well, a decade ago.
Jimmy Iovine discusses Steve Jobs, Apple Music, and more in new interview
After a bit of back-and-forth throughout 2018, Jimmy Iovine -- co-founder of Apple Music and a legendary record producer -- eventually did leave Apple. And now he's shedding some light on what he helped build at Apple, the company's co-founder, and more in a new interview.
Phil Schiller looks back at the development of the original iPad
Phil Schiller is a powerful presence at Apple, and has been for years, so it's not surprising the company's head of marketing has some insight into the development of the original iPad.
Bob Iger details relationship with Steve Jobs and ‘the Apple merger that wasn’t’ in new book
In the near future, Disney's CEO, Bob Iger, is going to have a book published that details his life as chief executive of one of the biggest companies in the world for over a decade.