> it gained marketshare despite this very limitation, indicating that to some extent that is what consumers were expecting to purchase. Have you ever watched t

> it gained marketshare despite this very limitation, indicating that to some extent that is what consumers were expecting to purchase. Have you ever watched the iPhone keynote? Either way I suggest you watch or rewatch, because it was marketed as a computer. The reason people didn't care about the restrictions (compared to a general purpose computer) at the time was because it was such a leap forward in mobile devices.