Ten years later, the iPhone has altered the way people work and play—and remade Apple
.. the iPhone is one of the best-selling products in history, with about 1.3 billion sold, generating more than $800 billion in revenue.. Apple—which relies on thousands of Chinese workers to assemble its products—benefited as Chinese consumers embraced the iPhone as a status symbol... “This is a huge undertaking now and requires a lot of talented people, and Tim’s built a team capable of managing a $200 billion company,” said Mr. McKenna. “We don’t know if Steve could have done that or not.”.. Apple developed products that were linked to the iPhone, such as the Apple Watch and AirPod headphones, but was late to pursue hot internet-connected home devices like Nest’s thermostat and an intelligent speaker like Amazon’s Echo.