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> If I recall correctly iPhone adoption was slow No way. It's hard to exaggerate what a smash hit the iPhone was in Japan. It immediately changed the mobile la
by rangibaby 6y ago
> If I recall correctly iPhone adoption was slow
No way. It's hard to exaggerate what a smash hit the iPhone was in Japan. It immediately changed the mobile landscape, and continues to have an outsized market share: ~57% compared to 45% in the US
- howlgarnish 6y agoYes, once it was available, but dominant players NTT Docomo and KDDI refused to sell it for years. It was SoftBank who took a punt, and it paid off big time. https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/29/15892640/iphone-anniversary-japan-success-emoji-history https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/29/15892640/iphone-anniversa...