Tony Fadell on Twitter: ”This is a P68/Dulcimer iPod prototype we (very quickly) made before the true form factor design was ready. Didn’t want it look like an iPod for confidentiality - the buttons placement, the size - it was mostly air inside - and the wheel worked (poorly)”
I think the original headline of the article was "Brewster Kahle, the Creator of the Internet Archive, Should Be the Next Librarian of Congress" and that I submitted it shortened to it's current headline "The Creator of the Internet Archive Should Be the Next Librarian of Congress."
Sounds more like the classic we-need-a-client-for-our-service-so-we'll-buy-this-general-purpose-utility-with-a-large-fan-base-and-remove-any-functionality-that-doesn't-drive-them-to-use-our-service mistake. Don't have a Joel link for it.
https://twitter.com/tfadell/status/1451969239359926276