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I think the shift from blackberries to iphones/touch-devices is symbolic of what phones were used for. Blackberry was a work device. So the keyboard was uncomp
by KenArrari 3y ago
I think the shift from blackberries to iphones/touch-devices is symbolic of what phones were used for.
Blackberry was a work device. So the keyboard was uncompromisable so you could send emails.
But the iphone is a consumption device. So you need to fit as much screen as possible on it. And you're only supposed to absorb information, not put it back out there.
- pixelmonkey 3y agoWell stated. And my point is only that day-to-day computing changes in character when your primary computing device is a consumption device. This was a big shift from desktops/laptops to smartphones as primary computation devices, but Blackberry showed a "working prototype" of a form factor that might not have guaranteed such a shift.