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My Nokia 9500 had all the features of the iPhone, as well as apps like a spreadsheet. Further back I traded stocks online on a 2001 phone based on a Palm Pilot,
by lancewiggs 8y ago
My Nokia 9500 had all the features of the iPhone, as well as apps like a spreadsheet. Further back I traded stocks online on a 2001 phone based on a Palm Pilot, which also included basics like email, messaging, calendar and so on.
The iPhone took all those features and repackaged them into a stunningly simple and intuitive device. It was absolutely a repudiation of the existing devices and industry, but that was the design, not the features.
- wpietri 8y agoExactly. I was a Treo user, and I had the Internet and apps in my pocket for years. There was also the whole Blackberry line, which had very similar functionality. Apple took an existing market that was healthy but focused on niches and made the first consumer-friendly device and then marketed the hell out of it. Props to them for their many achievements. But it's frustrating to me that people seem to think the smartphone didn't exist until it sprung fully formed from the head of Steve Jobs.