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He was the idea guy.
by talmand 12y ago
He was the idea guy.
- soperj 12y agoAnd we all know here how much an idea is worth.
- tomp 12y agoIn Apple's case - about $200BN or more. Anyone could build an iPhone. The proliferation of other platforms (Android, Windows, Ubuntu, ...) proves it. However, nobody but Steve was thinking out of the box at that time. It was just an idea (with a brilliant execution, admittedly).
- soperj 12y agoFirst touchscreen phone was the LG Prada, not the iPhone, fyi.
- Sonicmouse 12y agoAnd it was an amazing phone executed so well that they couldn't keep it on the shelves. /s Seriously. Are you that dense?
- soperj 12y agoAre you? Where was the thinking outside the box exactly?
- kakakiki 12y agoThere are no prizes for doing it first time. But there are prizes for doing it correctly.
- geoelectric 12y agoModern design with multitouch and capacitive screen, perhaps. First touchscreen phone was the IBM Simon in the mid-90s, and my Kyocera 6035 was one of many Palm/phone hybrids that predated LG by years. There were also Symbian and Windows Mobile PDA/phones.
- talmand 12y agoI give more credit to Jonathan Ive on restoring Apple's place in the industry than Jobs.