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France. Probably like in most of Europe, MMS was the primary means of communication for everybody to share pictures and (very bad quality) short videos along wi
by realusername 3y ago
France. Probably like in most of Europe, MMS was the primary means of communication for everybody to share pictures and (very bad quality) short videos along with MSN messenger. The first iPhone had neither.
Phones that didn't have any of that usually were from the older generation like the 3310. That lack of messaging options combined with the very high price at launch made it a non-starter.
All of that got fixed on the 3G.
- scarface_74 3y agoWell considering that the first iPhone only sold 10 million (the number that SJ said was his goal at introduction) and that it didn’t go on sale in France until 5 months after it was introduced in the US, that’s not really much evidence toward anything. https://www.thestreet.com/technology/iphone-to-debut-in-france-10384755 https://www.thestreet.com/technology/iphone-to-debut-in-fran...
- realusername 3y agoMaybe it's also the lack of unit availability but the fact that you could not communicate with friends made it a non-starter.
- mrtranscendence 3y agoIn the US the initial iPhone was a bit of a sensation. Demand outstripped supply at first, and people waited outside stores for hours to snag one. It sold less than future models would, because it seemed fairly expensive and the value proposition wasn't yet 100% clear to many. But basically everyone knew about the iPhone and had an opinion one way or the other, generally positive. Even now the iPhone isn't as popular in mainland Europe as it is in the UK, Ireland, and the US.
- realusername 3y agoYeah that's a very big contrast to what happened on my side, I remember only one guy I know getting it and he did not use it for long because he couldn't discuss with his friends which were either using mms or msn messenger.