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McKelvey: Apple kicked VeriFone out of Apple Stores after Square attack
“He ended up upsetting Apple, and Apple kicked them out of the Apple store.”
Walch: Apple will never release granular playback drop-off data
“And I don't see Apple ever releasing out the information that we would need to get on that playback and where it leaves.”
Chowdhury: A FeedSauce co-founder is Apple's head of marketing
“And one of our co-founders is the head of marketing at Apple as well.”
Zafar's 1998 startup invented the fingerprint sensor tech now powering iPhones
“We invented the fingerprint sensor chip. In 1998, we had it built into the laptop in 19 early. So today that technology and my team work for Apple is in all iPhones.”
Apple refuses to sell repair parts to independent shops
“Apple does not actually sell repair parts.”
Fanus: JobPaths Powers NYC Veteran Hiring, Partners With Uber and Apple
“So some of our biggest clients, we power the city of New York's initiative to help veterans connect with jobs, both on the global process with civilian positions, but also within the city for some civil service positions within the city. So really working with…”
Holmes: 5G iPhones require 100 RF filters versus 6 in 2007
“Back in 2007 when the first iPhone came out, it had about Half a dozen filters in it. Today, the current five G iPhone has about a hundred filters in it.”
Apple named MySwimPro App of the Year in 2016
“We were app of the year by Apple... We were app of the year in 2016.”
Nusimow: Physicians bought 10% of initial 300,000 iPad pre-orders
“Way back in April, 2010 when the iPad first launched, there were about 300,000 pre-orders for the iPad. And it was limited to, like, two iPads per household or customer. And about 10% of those, 30,000 of those were sold to physicians.”
Salesforce AppExchange launched before the Apple App Store
“And I think what was really exciting is it was before the Apple ice store and the Apple iPhone store.”
Tumult co-founder left after four years to return to Apple
“After four years it was a good run, and he decided that he really enjoyed being at Apple again, so he went back.”
Walch: Apple ecosystem accounts for 70% of podcast consumption
“Apple, iTunes, and the podcast app are 70%.”
Spivack: SRI incubator invented the technology that became Apple's Siri
“Dice.com went public in oh seven, and then I went and worked with SRI, which is Stanford Research International, to build their incubator which, among other things invented the technology that later became Siri on the iPhone for Apple”