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You're right that the execution, which involves taking an idea thru the difficulty of solving all of its problems to fruition is what really matters. However,
by nirvana 15y ago
You're right that the execution, which involves taking an idea thru the difficulty of solving all of its problems to fruition is what really matters.
However, the problem is that after Apple does this, and then everyone and their dog copies it, a few years later, people pretend like it wasn't Apple who actually had the idea, developed it, solved all the problems and then brought it to market!
Its as if, because there's an android phone on the shelf, there was nothing new in the iPhone.
This is some form of post hoc ergo proctor hoc history!
- mkr-hn 15y agoThey exist in the same embrace-and-extend industry as every other technology company. It's just as irritating that so many people believe Apple invented the MP3 player.
- 2muchcoffeeman 15y agoNo, most people don't even know what an MP3 player is. The only people I hear that from these days are nerds. Everyone else says iPod. The same way we say 'kleenex'.
- mkr-hn 15y agoReplace MP3 player with any of these: all modern desktop metaphors, the smartphone, the concept of an app store. I'm sure I'm missing some. You could even go with the automobile, the assembly line, the light bulb, the telephone, and any number of frequently misattributed inventions and innovations if you need to move outside modern technology to see the point.
- quanticle 15y agoI agree that Apple develops and polishes ideas to an impeccable degree. But to say that Apple had original ideas is grossly overstating the truth. Laptops existed before Powerbooks. MP3 players existed before the iPod. Smartphones (remember Handspring?) existed before the iPhone. In fact, one could argue that Apple is amongst the last into a market for a good reason: being last allows you to learn from the mistakes of others and see which approaches are dead-ends. The early bird might get the worm, but its the second mouse that gets the cheese.