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The touchscreen was done elsewhere, by someone else. Seriously, it was presented as a product to several phone companies and did not draw them in. The key to th
by fao_ 8y ago
The touchscreen was done elsewhere, by someone else. Seriously, it was presented as a product to several phone companies and did not draw them in. The key to the first IPhone was the interface and form factor.
- mcnichol 8y agoBallmer was famously quoted in an interview laughing at it claiming it wouldn't appeal to customers due to not having a keyboard. Hell, back in the 40's even Thomas Watson of IBM claimed there was only enough market for 5 computers in the world. Many times it is a different style of how standard business operates so someone coming in and changing the market is really hard to look at when your mind is already made up.