Apparently Steve Jobs hated the Google logo on his iPhone

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has become famous for its design over the years. But as a recently unearthed anecdote demonstrates, Jobs wasn't just particular about Apple's own design – he even had a few thoughts about his competitors' too. Particularly when it appeared on an iPhone screen.

Back in 2008, in the very earliest days of the iPhone, Jobs personally called Google’s vice president of engineering on a Sunday evening to request an urgent update to the Google logo on its."So Vic," Jobs apparently told him."We have an urgent issue, one that I need addressed right away. I’ve already assigned someone from my team to help you, and I hope you can fix this tomorrow. I’ve been looking at the Google logo on the iPhone and I’m not happy with the icon.

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