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Tony Fadell - iPod creator

Thanks to Hani who sent the following info:

Saviez-vous que Tony Fadell, créateur du iPod, est d'origine libanaise ?
Né en 1969, de parents libanais, diplômé de Michigan University, il reçoit un appel téléphonique de la part de Steve Jobs alors qu'il skiait dans les Rocheuses. On peut voir sa photo ici : http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/fadellphoto.html
"L'histoire de l'iPod a commencé début 2001, dans les montagnes Rocheuses. L'ingénieur Tony Fadell faisait du ski lorsqu'un coup de téléphone des dirigeants d'Apple lui confie la mission de concevoir un baladeur numérique inédit. Les conditions : que l'appareil soit prêt pour Noël, qu'il ait une surface plate et soit capable de transférer très vite des titres musicaux depuis un ordinateur."
Il est actuellement le : Senior Vice President iPod Division
Un Libanais brillant : http://www.zoominfo.com/search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=2497321
Sur le site suivant http://www.proud2blebanese.com/ vous trouverez son nom, parmi d'autres Libanais ayant contribué à la renommée de notre pays, tandis que des ânes bâtés de politiciens s'évertuent sur place à détruire notre réputation et l'avenir des Libanais, pour satisfaire leurs ambitions maladives.
World-famous Lebanese : http://www.cedarseed.com/water/lebfigures.html

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