> In the iPhone announcement keynote Steve says they toyed with Linux at one point...
You sure it was in the keynote? I seriously doubt that, I've watched that presentation (his best, no doubt) several times. He wouldn't ruin his biggest product announcement mentioning Linux :)
I think it was mentioned in the Steve Jobs bio. A team (Tony Fadell & iPod team) wanted Linux and Scot Forstall wanted OS X. Scott won.
You sure it was in the keynote? I seriously doubt that, I've watched that presentation (his best, no doubt) several times. He wouldn't ruin his biggest product announcement mentioning Linux :)
I think it was mentioned in the Steve Jobs bio. A team (Tony Fadell & iPod team) wanted Linux and Scot Forstall wanted OS X. Scott won.
Edit: It was first published in Business Week a week after Jobs's death: http://www.macrumors.com/2011/10/13/scott-forstalls-personal...