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The Apple Newton, for those of you who can’t remember the 90s thanks to popping too many extasy tablets at raves, was a PDA (personal digital assistant) operating system developed by Apple while Steve Jobs was busy working at NeXT; read more about the Newton platform on Wikipedia, and the devices that ran them known as MessagePads. Newton never took off, but there are people out there today who swear that it is the best mobile operating system ever created. Michael Tchao, one of the original developers of Newton, was rehired by Apple yesterday after 15 years away from the company, and his new title is Vice President of Product Marketing. He will be reporting directly to Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing. Does this confirm that Apple is working on a tablet? I honestly don’t think so, but I do suspect Apple is going to transform the iPhone OS into something we are not going to recognize. What exactly was Michael Tchao working on while he was away from Apple? He worked with Nike to create accessories that integrate with the iPod. I think it’s safe to say he is an Apple fan.
Good luck Michael, we can’t wait to see what you do!
[Via: The New York Times]
About The Author
Stefan Constantinescu
Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.
