Apple Computer hires Tony Fadell in early 2001 and assigns him a team of designers, programmers and hardware engineers to develop a new music player called the iPod. Fadell’s idea is to take an MP3 player, build a music sale service to complement it, and build a company around it. Apple CEO Steve Jobs is highly involved with the project since its inception and molds the device’s shape, feel and design.

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