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The cell phone market at the time did not fit the iPhone. There was no attempt at internet connectivity. The biggest seller at the time was the razor, a flip ph
by John23832 3y ago
The cell phone market at the time did not fit the iPhone. There was no attempt at internet connectivity. The biggest seller at the time was the razor, a flip phone. Not comparable. There was the palm pilot, but the market was minuscule compare to the iPhone market today
There is an argument to be made for iPhone vs. media players. The Irivers and the like were comparable functionally. The iPhone just had a killer app… the iTunes Store.
- nico 3y agoApple’s success is not about their features Apple’s success is about their appeal The iPhone was not a success because of the iTunes Store The iPhone was a success because it was a status symbol And having the latest one still is Having a Vision Pro is not
- John23832 3y agoYou mean iPod.
- jkubicek 3y ago> The iPhone was a success because it was a status symbol > And having the latest one still is You may be forgetting just how dismal the phone market was when the iPhone was released. As basic as it was, the first iPhone was astronomically better than any other phone on the market. In the last 15 years, the rest of the market has mostly caught up, but the iPhone is still one of the best phones you can get and the best phone you can buy that runs iOS, if that's your preference.