While it is talked about that iPhone models in 2023 will not have a SIM card slot and will only support eSIM; years ago, when Steve Jobs first iPhone without physical SIM slot Turns out he wanted to put it on the market.
Former iPod Vice President Tony Fadell voiced this desire of Jobs in an interview with journalist Joanna Stern. According to Fadell’s statement, Apple’s co-founder thanked the engineers and designers involved in the development of the first iPhone. “We cannot accept another hole” He said he didn’t want a physical SIM card.
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First iPhone would support CDMA network instead of GSM
Steve Jobs also addressed the concerns about how the iPhone would establish a data connection without a SIM card slot, with CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) technology. Smartphones with CDMA support, unlike GSM as they are directly connected to the operator’s network they do not need an extra SIM card.
Tony Fadell was strongly against this because CDMA technology was not as adopted as GSM at that time. If Steve Jobs had been able to persuade Apple engineers, the first iPhone would have been released without a physical SIM card slot. He made this wish after many years, expected to be introduced in 2023. Along with the iPhone 15 series can happen.
Mistakes of Steve Jobs according to Fadell
Tony Fadell talked about Steve Jobs’ mistakes in another interview. As it will be remembered, when the first iPod was released, it was not compatible with the Windows operating system. According to Fadell, Jobs specifically wanted it this way because he predicted that if the iPod didn’t work on PCs, people would turn to Macs and thus increase sales.
But when things don’t go as expected, Tony Fadell and iPod engineers Steve Jobs that the device must be compatible with Windows They tried to persuade him. They have also been successful. In addition, according to Fadell, one of Jobs’ mistakes was that the first iPhone did not run third-party applications, not even the App Store.
iPod Touch production ended
Finally, the iPod Touch, which was renewed three years ago, has come to an end. Apple has announced that it has ended production with an official statement. Currently on Apple Turkey’s online store “Valid until stocks last.” he is writing. This means that the device can be purchased, albeit for a short time.
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