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>The WHOLE reason the smartphone space finally took off was because Apple came in and rationalized the interaction model and implemented a robust, responsive UI
by drieddust 9y ago
>The WHOLE reason the smartphone space finally took off was because Apple came in and rationalized the interaction model and implemented a robust, responsive UI
I don't think that's the whole truth. Apple became successful because efficient and powerful mobile hardware arrived to support Apple.
Just because one paradigm worked, should we stop and treat it as gospel. Perhaps there might be others waiting to be discovered.
- adrianmonk 9y agoApple waited to enter the market until it could practicably make a mobile device with a web browser that didn't require mobile versions of web sites. (Sure, mobile optimized is better, but the iPhone could at least load and zoom in on regular sites.) Whether this was entirely intentional or not, I can't say for sure, but they certainly emphasized it at launch, and they designed a device with a screen that was huge enough, and it worked out great. Turns out the web was the killer app for the internet, and it was the killer app for smartphones too.