Apple didn't invent all of the tech they use, but they drove its adoption. Apple changed the "face" of smartphones; this is what Android looked like before the

Apple didn't invent all of the tech they use, but they drove its adoption. Apple changed the "face" of smartphones; this is what Android looked like before the iPhone came along: http://gizmodo.com/334909/google-android-prototype-in-the-wild http://gizmodo.com/334909/google-android-prototype-in-the-wi... Styluses and resistive touchscreens were resigned to the scrap heap soon after. Apple didn't invent multi-touch either, but they moved gestures from a futuristic novelty in Minority report and Black & White into something that regular people use every day. Swiping and pinching have entered our UI lexicon with amazing speed.