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The Cracked iPhone Screen Turns 10

Ten years ago, Apple introduced the first iPhone. Then some clumsy idiot dropped it.
"I want a glass screen, and I want it perfect in six weeks."
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Ten years ago, Apple began selling the first iPhones, beautiful pieces of metal and glass that changed the world. Then some clumsy idiot dropped one.

It’s difficult to say for certain who the first clumsy idiot was. It seems likely it was an Apple employee, testing it before it was released. It’s possible it was Steve Jobs. The keys in his pocket. “I want a glass screen, and I want it perfect in six weeks.”

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