"They didn't make the iPhone, no, but they placed themselves in a position where they could react to iPhone." Exactly. They set themselves up so they could qui

"They didn't make the iPhone, no, but they placed themselves in a position where they could react to iPhone." Exactly. They set themselves up so they could quickly react to disruptive change in the smartphone market. The iPhone happened to be what came along. Most people don't understand what an impressive accomplishment this is. Let's look at how long it took for some other smartphone competitors to release their response to the iPhone: Palm took two years (and started over from the ground up). Microsoft took three years (and still doesn't have traction). Nokia took took four years (and then threw it away). RIM still isn't there yet (next year?). And Google? They took one year. They clearly were doing something right. BTW, props for remembering Danger. So many people don't in these discussions and (for someone who was working with smartphones back then) it is incredibly frustrating.