Philip Houska UTony Fadell, umsunguli we-Nest Labs, eyathengwa yi-Google eminyakeni emibili edlule, kwaxoxwa naye I-VentureBeat kuxoxiswane naye uDean Takashi futhi wagxila ezinsukwini zokuqala zesidlali somculo we-iPod, okwashintsha indlela imboni yomculo "ephathekayo" ebukwa ngayo unomphela. Ngokusekelwe kule divayisi, izimpawu zokuqala ze-iPhone nazo zaqala ukuvela.
UFadell, owaqala kuGeneral Magic futhi wafinyelela ku-Apple esebenzisa iPhillips, wayephethe iqembu elaguqula ukudlalwa komculo. Kodwa leli qiniso landulelwa ukungabaza okuthile.
“Bheka… Uyakwenza futhi ngiyaqinisekisa ukuthi ngizosebenzisa wonke amadola okuthengisa enginawo. Ngidela iMac ukuze ngenze lokho kwenzeke,” kusho uFadell ecaphuna uSteve Jobs, owayezifela nge-iPod eyayivela ngaleso sikhathi. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, uFadell wayekholelwa ukuthi umkhiqizo onjalo awukwazi ukufohla.
“Ngitshele uJobs ukuthi singadala noma yini. Kwanele uma esinika imali eyanele nesikhathi, kodwa kwakungekho siqinisekiso sokuthi sizowuthengisa nhlobo umkhiqizo onjalo. Kwakukhona u-Sony, owayenazo zonke izigaba zomsindo kwiphothifoliyo yakhe. Bengingakholwa ukuthi kukhona esingakwenza ngokumelene nenkampani enjalo, ”kuvuma uFadell, owashiya i-Apple ngasekupheleni kuka-2008.
[su_pullquote align="right"]Ekuqaleni bekuyi-iPod enemojuli yefoni.[/su_pullquote]
I-iPod kamuva yabonakala ingumkhiqizo ochaza idivayisi yomculo egqokekayo, kodwa kusukela ekuqaleni yayibhekene nezinkinga ezithile - abanikazi be-Mac kuphela abayithenga, ngoba i-iTunes, isicelo esidingekayo sokuvumelanisa nokuphatha, kwakungenxa yamakhompyutha we-Apple kuphela.
“Kuthathe iminyaka emibili nengxenye. Unyaka wokuqala wawumuhle. Wonke umnikazi we-Mac uthenge i-iPod, kodwa ngaleso sikhathi babengekho abasebenzisi abaningi bale nkundla. Bese kuba khona 'ukulwa' okuthile neMisebenzi mayelana nokuhambisana kwamadivayisi we-Apple nama-PC. ,Phezu kwesidumbu sami! Ngeke kwenzeke lokho! Sidinga ukuthengisa ama-Mac! Lokho kuzoba ngesinye sezizathu zokuthi kungani abantu bezothenga ama-Macs,' kusho uJobs, ekwenza kucace ukuthi ngeke nje senze i-iPod yePC.
“Ngaphikisa futhi ngaba nabantu abanele abangizungezile ababemi ngemuva kwami. Ngitshele abakwaJobs ukuthi nakuba i-iPod ibiza u-$399, kodwa ayifaneleki kangako, ngoba abantu kufanele bathenge i-Mac ukuze bathole imali eyengeziwe ukuze babe nayo,” udalule itulo phakathi kwakhe noJobs, ongumsunguli wale nkampani ephumelelayo. inkampani i-Nest Labs, ekhiqiza, isibonelo, ama-thermostats. Inhloko yangaleso sikhathi yakwaMicrosoft, uBill Gates, naye wasabela kule ngxabano, owayengaqondi ukuthi kungani i-Apple yenze lesi sinqumo ekuqaleni.
Imisebenzi, isikhulu esiphezulu se-Apple ngaleso sikhathi, wagcina esulile esinqumweni sakhe futhi wavumela abasebenzisi be-PC ukuthi basebenzise uhlelo oludingekayo lwe-iTunes ukuze basebenze ngokugcwele i-iPod. Okube yisinyathelo esihle kakhulu njengoba ukudayiswa kwalo mdlali woguquko kunyuke kakhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Apple yaziwa kabanzi kubantu ababengayazi nhlobo inkampani ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwe-iPod.
Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, impumelelo ye-iPod yaphinde yabonakala kudivayisi evele ikhona yale nkampani, i-iPhone.
“Ekuqaleni bekuyi-iPod nje enemojula yocingo. Bekubukeka kufana, kodwa uma umsebenzisi efuna ukukhetha izinombolo ezithile, kuzofanele akwenze ngokudayela okujikelezayo. Futhi kwakungeyona into yangempela leyo. Besazi ukuthi ngeke kusebenze, kodwa iMisebenzi isigqugquzele ukuthi sizame konke,” kusho uFadell, wengeza ngokuthi lonke lolu hlelo lwaluyizinyanga eziyisikhombisa noma eziyisishiyagalombili zomsebenzi onzima ngaphambi kokuba lufezeke.
"Sidale isikrini sokuthinta esinomsebenzi we-Multi-Touch. Sabe sesidinga isistimu yokusebenza engcono, esiyidalile ngokusekelwe ekuhlanganisweni kwezinto ezithile ezivela ku-iPod ne-Mac. Senze inguqulo yokuqala, esayenqaba ngokushesha futhi saqala ukusebenza entsha,” kukhumbula uFadell, wengeza ngokuthi kuthathe cishe iminyaka emithathu ukwakha ucingo olwalulungele ukudayiswa.
