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The original iPhone

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The original iPhone was a smartphone made by Apple Inc., combining a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and an internet communication device.

We dig behind The original iPhone's stated narrative to unravel the real strategy — the calls that actually shaped it, and why they played out the way they did.

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The 2007 iPhone Won Despite Its Execution: Jobs Apologized for the Price Cut 69 Days In
The 2007 iPhone is remembered as a clean disruption. It wasn't. It shipped with two confusing prices, no app store, a four-year carrier handcuff, and a price cut so brutal Jobs had to apologize 69 days later. It won despite the execution, not because of it.
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