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lupire on April 18, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Eric Schmidt's influence on U.S. science policy

Google Nexus One launched with a trackball after the iPhone.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexus_One

The idea is simply preposterous. You think Steve Jobs, obsessive about secrecy, would let his main competitor Google CEO know about secret iPhone plans?

hnfong on April 18, 2022 | [–]

Google was a Steve Jobs competitor before they launched Android????

jjtheblunt on April 19, 2022 | [–]

launching with a trackball after the iphone, but the design -> launch delay still aligns.

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