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I think that anyone that doesn't remember the iPhone as being a wild crazy success was just not paying attention - and the numbers back that up. The 3GS was wh
by abritinthebay 11y ago
I think that anyone that doesn't remember the iPhone as being a wild crazy success was just not paying attention - and the numbers back that up.
The 3GS was when it exploded but it was already a big success by that point.
What people have to remember is the success of the iPhone is practically unprecedented in terms of adoption. It's incredibly rare to come out and dominate an industry like that when you're a new entrant into the space.
Even if the iPhone had continued it's July-September sales curve it would have been a success. It just got even more-so when the other versions came out.
- ghaff 11y agoI think we're quibbling over terminology. As you say, it was the 3GS that "exploded." (And it's when I personally upgraded from a Treo 650.) I agree that, to a significantly greater degree than the iPod, the iPhone was from Day 1 obviously a big deal even if it wasn't clear that most competitors really needed to get busy working on their gravestones.
- Marazan 11y agoI looked up other phones and really No, the number do not back that up. The Nokia N95 sold 7 million units in a year after launch, pretty much exactly the same numbers as the original IPhone. Unless you are declaring the N95 a wild crazy success you are talking rose tinted nonsense.
- abritinthebay 11y agoI didn't realize Nokia got into the business with the N95... oh wait... (Also it was a large success for Nokia so that does t help your case much) Also - either selling 25% of the U.S. market is not a success to you or you don't understand the market.