Scott Forstall's Personality, Origins of iOS, and Lost iPhone 4 Prototype

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businessweek has in-depth @ apple's senior vice president of ios software, scott forstall. readers familiar forstall keynote appearances demonstrates latest ios features.

businessweek article not flattering @ man has been partly responsible of apple's success iphone. forstall described "mini-steve" being detail oriented manager 1 difficult work with.

in fact, article suggests forstall major factor in tony fadell's departure apple in 2010. fadell had been called "godfather" of ipod due key role in device's creation.

forstall , fadell reportedly went head head in 2005 when steve jobs pitted 2 against each other in determining underlying operating system iphone. 2 possibilities linux-based operating system or mac os x based one.
forstall, of course, led shrunken down mac os x project , won, bad blood on time said factor in fadell's decision leave.

profile reports forstall may been indirect cause of lost iphone 4 prototype in 2010. forstall reportedly convinced jobs allow dozens of engineers carry prototypes of unreleased iphone 4. 1 of employees lost iphone 4 @ redwood city, california bar picked , sold gizmodo.

forstall had joined next, inc. after college , came apple steve jobs after apple's acquisition of next in 1996. next operating system became basis mac os x , iphone.

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