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You don't remember the crappy screens, overall build quality, user interfaces, apps (mobile java lol), performance of phones in the pre-iPhone era? All those pr

by kkoomi 10y ago

You don't remember the crappy screens, overall build quality, user interfaces, apps (mobile java lol), performance of phones in the pre-iPhone era? All those problems went away when the iPhone set the bar in these fields.

saurik 10y ago
The point made in the comment you are responding to is that we will also still remember those phones 40 years from now: when do you decide the revolution is over?
- cyberferret 10y ago
  Exactly. A revolution places a new king on the throne. Once the king is installed, it is no longer a revolution, but simply a reigning monarchy... until the next revolution comes along. As an aside - I wonder what the average time span of a revolutionary war is? I tried Googling, but there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer to this - possibly because a 'revolution' isn't measured as a span in time, but rather as a momentary event (usually marked by the start date of the revolution). Anything after that seems to be considered a 'war' or a 'rebellion'.
pjmlp 10y ago
Some of us were using Symbian phones, and even got to play with Nokia's 7710, released in 2004, 3 years before the iPhone. So no, not really a revolution.
- emsy 10y ago
  I loved my Symbian phones, but the iPhone was indeed a revolution. There's a reason Nokia and Blackberry are suffering losses.
  - pjmlp 10y ago
    The only ones I can relate to Nokia was internal wars between Symbian and Maemo units, and the fact that Symbian C++ tooling and C++ dialect were a pain to use. Nothing to do with the device itself.
    - emsy 10y ago
      Virtually every new phone released today looks like the iPhone. That's your revolution right there. There are many technological advantages the iPhone brought. First and foremost the capacitative touchscreen. Nokia didn't go with the times and that was there end. Wether it was caused by internal wars or a stubborn leadership is irrelevant.

by kkoomi 10y ago

saurik 10y ago

The point made in the comment you are responding to is that we will also still remember those phones 40 years from now: when do you decide the revolution is over?

cyberferret 10y ago
Exactly. A revolution places a new king on the throne. Once the king is installed, it is no longer a revolution, but simply a reigning monarchy... until the next revolution comes along. As an aside - I wonder what the average time span of a revolutionary war is? I tried Googling, but there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer to this - possibly because a 'revolution' isn't measured as a span in time, but rather as a momentary event (usually marked by the start date of the revolution). Anything after that seems to be considered a 'war' or a 'rebellion'.

pjmlp 10y ago

Some of us were using Symbian phones, and even got to play with Nokia's 7710, released in 2004, 3 years before the iPhone. So no, not really a revolution.

emsy 10y ago
I loved my Symbian phones, but the iPhone was indeed a revolution. There's a reason Nokia and Blackberry are suffering losses.
- pjmlp 10y ago
  The only ones I can relate to Nokia was internal wars between Symbian and Maemo units, and the fact that Symbian C++ tooling and C++ dialect were a pain to use. Nothing to do with the device itself.
  - emsy 10y ago
    Virtually every new phone released today looks like the iPhone. That's your revolution right there. There are many technological advantages the iPhone brought. First and foremost the capacitative touchscreen. Nokia didn't go with the times and that was there end. Wether it was caused by internal wars or a stubborn leadership is irrelevant.