Apple's iPod held 85 percent market share when phones added music
Tony Fadell · Legendary iPod & iPhone Creator Tony Fadell Shares His Design Secrets · Joe Lonsdale · May 20, 2022 · at 21:29
Tony Fadell explains the competitive landscape that forced Apple to develop the iPhone to avoid being overtaken by mobile phone manufacturers.
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“We were at 85% market share at the time, and the market kept growing and growing and growing.”
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