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Apple did not singlehandedly invent the concept of the smartphone Neither did the Wright brothers invent the concept of a plane, but they will be forever remem
by ovi256 16y ago
Apple did not singlehandedly invent the concept of the smartphone
Neither did the Wright brothers invent the concept of a plane, but they will be forever remembered as its inventors because they build the first plane that flew. So will be Apple, for building the first smartphone that really took off in the market. The concept was not new, and there were dozens of attempts before, but none that flew.
- nhooey 16y agoThe iPhone was not the first smartphone that really took off, Blackberry was. They were dominating before Apple arrived. I would guess that most of the confusion around this point is that Apple's rate of adoption was high given that it came so late into the game, satisfying a part of the market that wasn't before. Apple also has the most marketing, and adoption in the consumer market specifically. There are tons of businesses that deploy blackberries to a substantial portion of their staff, this is not true with iPhone and is unlikely to change. One can probably find the numbers if they look, I've only got anecdotal experience for now.