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For a timeline of iPhone devices, see List of iPhone models.

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The history of the iPhone by Apple Inc. spans from the early 2000s to about 2010.^{[clarification needed]} The first iPhone was unveiled at Macworld 2007 and released later that year.

By the end of 2009, iPhone models had been released in all major markets.

Genesis of the iPhone

The idea of an Apple phone came from Jean-Marie Hullot, a software engineer who worked at NeXT, and later, Apple.^[1] Initially, making an Apple phone was not favored by CEO Steve Jobs, but eventually Hullot was able to convince him.

The first team was created in Paris; however, it was not until a few years later that he took the project more seriously: the French engineers were asked to work back in the US, but Hullot declined and resigned from A