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Blackberries proved the smartphone market. Many people used and loved them a ton. VR not there yet. Apple takes existing markets grows them and sets the new st
by dmarcos 4y ago
Blackberries proved the smartphone market. Many people used and loved them a ton. VR not there yet.
Apple takes existing markets grows them and sets the new standard: PCs, smartphones, fitness trackers, headphones… Not first or early mover.
- vel0city 4y agoWhile Blackberries were some of the most popular early smartphones, the overall market size pre 2007 was way smaller than post 2007. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263437/global-smartphone-sales-to-end-users-since-2007/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/263437/global-smartphone... The market for smartphones was miniscule before Apple made the mass market decide they really wanted one. I don't deny there were smartphones which existed before the iPhone, I used them and enjoyed them. But most consumers didn't have them. These days most people over the age of 16 have a smartphone, you can't say that was true in the Blackberry heyday. Apple didn't make the smartphone. Apple made the public want to buy a smartphone.