Apple Ignored Qualcomm’s Suggestion of Adding a Radio to the Newton
All the way back in the 90s, Qualcomm approached Apple to suggest that it might want to put a radio in its Newton PDA.
All the way back in the 90s, Qualcomm approached Apple to suggest that it might want to put a radio in its Newton PDA. It could have led to the first ever iPhone two decades early —but instead, Apple told Qualcomm to stick its radio chip somewhere else.
The news came out of a Charlie Rose interview with Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs which aired last night. According to Jacobs, he approached Apple to persuade them to include a radio in the PDA but was told where to shove it. So he took it across the Palm, which welcomed the idea with open arms.
Still, 25 years down the line Palm doesn’t exist and Apple leads the smartphone market. So maybe it wasn’t the worst decision, all things considered. [Charlie Rose via VentureBeat]
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