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HardwareCA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Tuesday, May 5, 2026
The iPhone That Never Was
Historical retrospective on 1990s Apple spinoff company inventing iPhone-like device.
“In 1990, three former Apple employees launched a company that epitomized the Silicon Valley dream. What they invented looked like an iPhone—more than a decade…”
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#50 that day1.60/ 10
Technology breakthrough · weight 30%2/10
Economic impact · weight 25%1/10
Job impact · weight 20%1/10
Regional relevance · weight 15%3/10
Policy & geopolitics · weight 10%1/10
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