Nah, Windows Mobile, Palm devices and even the Newton had virtual keyboards long before the iPhone came around. They were resistive screens with shitty operatin

Nah, Windows Mobile, Palm devices and even the Newton had virtual keyboards long before the iPhone came around. They were resistive screens with shitty operating systems that required a stylus to do anything but the lack of a physical keyboard is not the difference. Smartphone design language changed dramatically after they all started copying the iPhone.