Are people forgetting that Apple invented the modern smartphone, and Google rather blatantly copy them? Does it matter?
I don’t think Apple invented the smart phone. I purchased a smart phone under the Orange brand that ran a windows OS. I bought it in the UK ( had to lie and pretend I was a UK resident ) and as I was living in Australia had to mess around with telcos to get it on the network. It was great. First real phone I saw that allowed me to walk around with my full email application in my pocket. This was years before Iphone.Compaq had released something earlier but it was too big and over engineered and didn’t work frankly. I think HP had also released something.The term smartphone was certainly in common use before iPhone.Anyway Apple certainly refined the smartphone, and perfected the design and form factor.In my mind Apple’s great innovation was the concept of the App Store. Google certainly copied that. Apple completely redefining a method of purchasing, pricing and consuming software. Throw away Apps. So Apple dramatically innovated the distribution channel. And what a money maker!Google et al have certainly copied that although I do not think they have improved on the innovation at all.Others might disagree.So I don’t think Apple invented smartphones. They did innovate and improve dramatically on previous designs. They invented the App Store distribution concept. Brilliantly.What’s next I wonder?
What is the best cell phone?
interesting Question ....just found below info....very interesting to see iphone no where exists Number 1: And the winner is, surprise surprise, another Nokia. The 1110, launched in 2005, sold a staggering 250 million.Number 2: A chunky end-of millenium favourite, 1999's Nokia 3210 sold 160 million. Number 3: Also selling an estimated 150 million was Nokia's 1200, launched in 2007. Numbers 6, 5 and 4: Three more Nokias again. The 2600 (left) from 2004 sold 135 million, the 3310 (left) from 2000 sold 136 million and 2010's 5230 sold 150 million.Number 7: Motorola RAZR V3, launched in 2004, sold more than 130 million units. Numbers 10, 9 and 8: And it's three more Nokias. The 6010 (left) from 2004 sold 75 million, the 1208 (centre) from 2007 sold 100 million, while the 1600 (right) from 2006 sold 130 million.