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Is this always true? The iPhone seems like a pretty clear argument to the contrary. As far as cars go, Tesla is a clear outlier pushing innovation. I mean sure
by MattRix 5y ago
Is this always true? The iPhone seems like a pretty clear argument to the contrary. As far as cars go, Tesla is a clear outlier pushing innovation. I mean sure you can argue that eventually the rest of the field will catch up, but there are many advantages to being a first mover.
- bluGill 5y agoThere were smart phones before the iphone. They were badly done giving Apple opportunity to make them useful. (and the first iPhone was bad in a lot of ways that we only know from hindsight)
- MattRix 5y agoThe parent post stated “you can have a brilliant system without brilliant actors”. I don’t believe that’s true. There are many examples of brilliant stand-out products that make a huge difference in their field, and the iPhone is one of the most obvious. Also there was very little bad about the original iPhone. It obviously lacked features compred to modern phones, but it was a fantastic device.