The mobile web existed. I used to read quite a bit on my Treo and even before that many people had been back-buttoning for years away from that "Java loading...

The mobile web existed. I used to read quite a bit on my Treo and even before that many people had been back-buttoning for years away from that "Java loading..." splash screen that brought up whatever Nokia or Vertu browser was installed. Sure it sucked, but that's what iPhone/iPod Touch broke open.