We Nearly Axed the iPhone

Sir Jonathan Ive quoted in The Independent:


“We have been, on a number of occasions, preparing for mass production and in a room and realised we are talking a little too loud about the virtues of something. That to me is always the danger, if I’m trying to talk a little too loud about something and realising I’m trying to convince myself that something’s good.

“You have that horrible, horrible feeling deep down in your tummy and you know that it’s OK but it’s not great. And I think some of the bravest things we’ve ever done are really at that point when you say, ‘that’s good and it’s competent, but it not’s great’.”

You know, I believe he actually means it. It’s not marketing bluff. Then I am content with how and what Apple is doing.

Via @keff85

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