Business Books podcast: the iPhone’s secret history
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“If you don’t have an iPhone, you will fall behind — it is a fundamental tool of the modern world.” So says Brian Merchant, author of The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone, as he talks to Andrew Hill and me about how and why he chose his subject matter.
In the book, Mr Merchant interviews the engineers and developers who shaped every stage of the iPhone’s development, and he sets out the human and environmental cost of the world’s most profitable product. It is the inside story that you will not hear from Cupertino — but what does Apple make of the book? Find out in our interview.
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Brian Merchant is a meticulous writer and a fascinating interviewee. He is also one of the six shortlisted authors for the FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year award — we are interviewing all six authors in this series of the podcast. You can catch up with previous episodes here.
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