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"Name one thing (other than a phablet) that other companies did first" The smartphone. The mobile device as an independent computer. The voice interface. The
by bookwormAT 13y ago
"Name one thing (other than a phablet) that other companies did first"
The smartphone. The mobile device as an independent computer. The voice interface. The web browser. The app store. The notification panel. Push messaging. The lock screen widget. Cloud synchronization. Instant messaging. Panorama images. Mail. Calendar. Documents. Maps.
Apple has a track record in making good and successful products from already existing ideas and products. It's called innovation, and other companies do it too.
- drawkbox 13y agoApple's innovations are mostly hardware then software to sell hardware. People are looking at Apple (primarily a hardware company) to innovate on hardware (please, please a beefed up AppleTV like game console/app console). Software like you describe is secondary to them. But I will say this, Apple funded and created Webkit (Safari/Chrome/Chromium + now Opera), funded Khronos.org and OpenGL ES/WebGL which has retaken the lead and saved OpenGL from near death, <canvas> is also largely to thank from Apple. That is just the tip of the iceberg there. Those are bigger innovations software wise than the feature innovations you mentioned. Also the app store is largely Apple's doing, everyone followed their lead there. Yes there were other good appstores like Handspring/Palm back in the day but none like the appstore. Apple even revolutionized gaming and handheld gaming as a side thing. Still an innovation leader even when it is software.