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Two, the iPod was in development at Apple before he returned (IIRC).

Link? IIRC the term "iPod" was intended to be used for another product that may have preceeded Jobs' return but I this is the first I've heard about a portable mp3 player being developed at Apple before Jobs came back.

Not a particularly good source, but I've heard this several times over the years. The iPod was developed in six months:

http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-more-th...

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