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That's actually very consistent for Apple. Apple doesn't generally claim to be the first to do something, but have always taken the line that they're the first
by troad 1y ago
That's actually very consistent for Apple. Apple doesn't generally claim to be the first to do something, but have always taken the line that they're the first to execute it well. Hence their fondness for words like 'reimagine', 'revolutionise', etc.
- Isamu 1y agoYes, dominant smartphones before iPhone were BlackBerry inspired, full physical keyboard with small screen. When the iPhone launched, the Android project changed direction toward a full screen phone and that form became much more dominant and popular than the BlackBerry form. Apple made the bet that they could make the full screen experience much more compelling that people would accept the trade off of losing the keyboard.
- heavyset_go 1y agoThere were several slate phones before the iPhone
- fzzzy 1y agoThey had slider keyboards yeah?
- SebFender 1y agoTrue. But in this case Apple isn't only a bit late but completely lost with AI - Efforts driven towards AR for years absolutely killed their game.
- politelemon 1y ago> Apple doesn't generally claim to be the first to do something Strongly disagree with this. Their marketing often claims inventing things that have existed.
- spacedcowboy 1y ago> Strongly disagree with this. Their marketing often claims inventing things that have existed Strongly disagree with this. Their marketing often claims reinventing things that have existed, or revolutionising them, or reimagining them, but rarely claims to be the first, ever, without qualification.