14.11.2013 21:06 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

In rare 1983 speech, Steve Jobs alluded to the iPad, Siri, the App Store, mainstream Internet connectivity, Google Maps and more

About a year and a half ago, I attended a startup event in Chicago which featured Siri co-founder Dag Kittlaus as the keynote speaker. Kittlaus' speech centered on the future of technology, though he did manage to relay a number of interesting tidbits about the history of Siri (i.e Steve Jobs wasn't a fan of the name). In describing how the acquisition process got started, Kittlaus recalled that Apple first called Siri's office back in 2010, just three weeks after the Siri app launched on the App Store. Apple told Kittlaus to soon expect a call from Scott Forstall. Time passed and the call from Cupertino, as promised, came in. Only it wasn't Forstall on the other end of the line, it was Steve Jobs. As

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