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With the early prototypes, i held the phone to my ear and my ear [would] dial the number. you have to detect all sorts of ear-shapes and chin shapes, skin colour and hairdo... that was one of just many examples where we really thought, perhaps this isn’t going to work.
-Jonathan Ive
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With The Early Prototypes, I Held The

Jonathan Ive
With the early prototypes, i held the phone to my ear and my ear [would] dial the number. you have to detect all sorts of ear-shapes and chin shapes, skin colour and hairdo... that was one of just many examples where we really thought, perhaps this isn’t going to work.
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