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There's a pretty big mistake in his logic, even without the benefit of hindsight. The iPhone didn't have to be as easy to use as an iPod. It's competing again
by akamaka 16y ago
There's a pretty big mistake in his logic, even without the benefit of hindsight.
The iPhone didn't have to be as easy to use as an iPod. It's competing against other phones, and only needed to be easier to use than those.
(In any case, I do find an iPhone easier to use than an iPod.)
- dualboot 16y agoI certainly agree. His biggest mistake was not underestimating Apple, or it's potential customers. His biggest mistake was ignoring how terrible every other smartphone offering to date actually was. Certainly there have been plenty of well built and designed "phones" but the smartphone offerings were and have always been mostly painful experiences for end users. There was always a massive compromise that greatly effected usability. The iPhone chose a different set of compromises and I dare say it was a pretty spot on decision (in retrospect).