Whatever the correct analogy is in terms of smartphones and PCs, it's worth pointing out that the first mass-produced car (the Model T) actually preceded the fi

Whatever the correct analogy is in terms of smartphones and PCs, it's worth pointing out that the first mass-produced car (the Model T) actually preceded the first mass-produced tractor (the Fordson Model F tractor), not the other way around. Why? I don't know for sure, but I would imagine it was because the market for cars was and is an awful lot bigger than the market for tractors, and tractors come with special requirements for durability and versatility (towing, plowing, etc.) that were harder to satisfy at the time. EDIT: Oops, the link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordson_tractor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fordson_tractor