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Banished from Apple’s main iOS developer Scott Forstall first tell you about the creation of the iPhone

A former top Apple Executive Scott Forstall responsible for the development of the operating system iOS, will talk about the history of the first iPhone. Interview with expelled from the company a leading developer held in the computer history Museum in mountain view, California June 20.

Forstall first public talk about his work at Apple after his retirement in 2012. In the company he held the position of Vice President for development of the iOS operating system and was considered one of possible successors to Steve jobs.

“How did the iPhone? Team leader developing iOS software Scott Forstall will interview John Markof the computer history Museum. He will share his experience with Steve jobs over iPhone secret project codenamed “Project Purple”.

Forstall was fired from Apple in October 2012 in the framework of changes in the leadership of the company. Tim cook, who took the decision to dismiss a top Manager, didn’t say why. But, according to sources, it was the fact that Forstall produced low-quality Maps app, for which cook had to apologize to users.

The Apple Maps app appeared in the iOS 6, which was directed by Scott Forstall. They caused a lot of complaints on the reliability of the data and functionality of the program. Published on the Apple website an apology letter signed by Tim cook, CEO of the Corporation.

We also know that Scott Forstall had serious disagreements with chief Apple designer Jonathan YWAM about the iOS interface. After the dismissal of a top Manager, Ive refused skeuomorph in favor of the new “flat” design in iOS 7.

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In 2014, Forstall advised the messenger Snapchat. For his work he received compensation in the form of 50,000 shares of the company, which corresponded to 0.11 percent of its share capital. In monetary terms this amounts to about $16.5 million based on a preliminary assessment of the market value of Snapchat.

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