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<p>Even Steve Jobs didn't know what he had on his hands when he announced the original iPhone as a combination of a mere "three revolutionary products"—an iPod, a cell phone, and a keyboard-less handheld computer. Once Apple introduced the App Store and opened it up to outside developers, however, the iPhone became capable of serving a rapidly growing number of functions—now more than 200,000 and counting.</p> <p>But the iPhone has implications far beyond the phone or gadget market. In fact, it's opening the way to what Brian Chen calls the "always-on" future, where we are all constantly connected to a global Internet via flexible, incredibly capable gadgets that allow us to do anything, anytime, from anywhere. This has far-reaching implications—both positive and negative—throughout all areas of our lives, opening the door for incredible personal and societal advances while potentially sacrificing both privacy and creative freedom in the process.</p> <p><i>Always On</i> is the first book to look at the surprising and expansive significance of Apple's incredibly powerful vertical business model, and the future it portends.</p>

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Author

Brian X. Chen

Publisher

Da Capo Press, Incorporated

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780306819605

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Engineering, Sociology, Computer Science

Rating

3.14 / 5 (114 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14