VentureBeat:

I think it was Bill [sic] Schiller who said, “We gotta get this thing on the PC!” And I’m like, “Yeah, I’ll get the team working on it!” We let it sink in. This was like the fourth time it had come up, and he hadn’t wanted to hear it. But enough quarters had passed with nothing really happening. Like I say, it was a critical success, but not a business success.

He finally said, “Okay. But under one condition. We’re going to build these and run it by Mossberg. And if Mossberg says it’s good enough to ship, then we’ll ship it.” He wanted to divorce himself from having to make the decision. But Walt said, “Not bad. I’d ship it.” That’s how we actually shipped on the PC.

All the buzz from this interview is about the effort to get the iPod/iTunes on the PC. It’s an good interview regardless, going through Fadell’s illustrious career. What I find really interesting has been the lack of comment from Walt Mossberg regarding his involvement.