28 Apple’s iPod Could Have Been a PHILIPS iPod
Could you imagine the iPod having never been an Apple-branded product? Well, imagine this: rumor has it that Tony Fadell, affectionately known as the father of the iPod, had actually pitched the iPod concept to companies including PHILIPS and Real Networks — even before he presented it to Apple. For better or for worse, though, those two companies apparently turned Fadell’s offer down, citing how they couldn’t really see a future in the product. Once Fadell went to Apple with the idea, however, Steve Jobs & Co. immediately jumped on board with it and we all know this story has a happy ending.