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What is this weird narrative that pre-iPhone smartphones didn't exist in the US, and somehow only Europe and Asia had these "advanced" devices? We had smartphon
by machello13 7y ago
What is this weird narrative that pre-iPhone smartphones didn't exist in the US, and somehow only Europe and Asia had these "advanced" devices? We had smartphones too. All the negatives you mentioned (no physical keyboard, copy & paste, etc.) were brought up by lots of people when the iPhone was first released. Ultimately it didn't matter, and the iPhone was a breakout hit and every single smartphone on sale today is based on its core design.
- pjmlp 7y agoNokia and Sony failure to make an impact on US while the rest of the world was enjoying their Symbian and J2ME handsets.
- marcoseliziario 7y agoMan, everybody had blackberrys in the US. It was a huge success. Apple took a risk decision of having a purely touch-based smartphone, and the bet paid awesomely. But by any other aspects, the blackberry was a more useful and powerful device for professionals than the IPhone.
- machello13 7y ago> But by any other aspects, the blackberry was a more useful and powerful device for professionals than the IPhone. The first iPhone, sure, no arguments there. The whole point of the iPhone was to make smartphones more useable for non-professionals.