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Steve Jobs wanted to name the iPhone “Pocket Ego.” Branding said no, reality said yes.

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The iPhone was announced by Steve Jobs in 2007, and there is no record that he planned to call it 'Pocket Ego.' The name followed Apple's iPod and iMac naming.

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