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I was surprised by the fact that it was an "internet phone". They didn't even talk about apps really. Just a few "widgets", like Google Maps. The native, insta
by AlexanderDhoore 13y ago
I was surprised by the fact that it was an "internet phone". They didn't even talk about apps really. Just a few "widgets", like Google Maps.
The native, installed apps were just a by-product.
- ash 13y agoIt didn't make sense to talk about apps, because there were no third-party apps at the time.
- pjmlp 13y agoSymbian, Psion and PocketPC were what then?!
- untog 13y agoThe OP pretty obviously was talking about the iPhone specifically.
- pjmlp 13y agoFrom my understanding, the OP was making the typical statement that before the iPhone there was nothing on the mobile space.
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- freehunter 13y agoI read it as "Apple didn't talk about apps because Apple didn't have apps". It's not good practice to call out things your product is missing unless you have a great reason for not having those things (like a stylus).
- tehwalrus 13y agothey didn't even open up to 3rd party developers until the release of the 3G - over a year later (Jan 2007 - Jul 2008).
- mattmanser 13y agoThere's a great story by one of the engineers about this presentation, whole thing was still pretty prototype and crashed a fair bit: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/magazine/and-then-steve-said-let-there-be-an-iphone.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/06/magazine/and-then-steve-sa... Also to put this in context, go watch the original Android sneak peek. Anyone who claims Google didn't completely rip off Apple is delusional. Android sucked pre-iPhone. Can't find the video now with a quick google.