Comment by AlecSchueler
16 days ago
> if ChartGPT was the iPhone moment for AI, then Claude Code may the iPhone 5 stage, and as the article points out there will be another explosion point likely the iPhone 6 Plus stage, where the usage really explode.
Could anyone translate for someone who has never used an iPhone or followed particular versions of iPhone?
The Launch of iPhone sets off the Smartphone revolution. Although it might be better to call it computer in a pocket revolution. There were plenty of Smartphone before iPhone launch, Windows Mobile, Palm etc, but it was iPhone that made the difference and drove consumer to Smartphone era.
iPhone 5 ( and its Android counterpart era ) for many was the first Smartphone they use, we are talking about normal consumers, not the audience of HN. Even many of the so called professional YouTubers and Reviewers only have their first Smartphone during iPhone 4 - 5 era. Four years in many who thought it was hype, many who didn't understand why internet on your phone was a big thing, many who didn't know why you want an App. It also the first time iPhone was made with Supply Chain and operation in mind because previously supply could not keep up with demand. I believe it was first to break 100M yearly unit sold. iPhone 4 might have been luxury, but iPhone 5 was the time when majority wakes up and finally say we need smartphone. To put this in AI perspective, Claude Code is working, ( aka the PR commit percentage in the article ).
iPhone 6 Plus was the first iPhone with big screen at 5.5" ( 16:9 ), breaking 200M yearly sales, and finally a data points to the world is moving to big screen called phablet at the time. Smartphone is replacing Personal Computer, or your Smartphone is your PC replacing Desktop and Laptop. The Internet is happening on Phone, not PC. At this point it is just consistent growth, 200M unit sales as standard until around 2020 when things start to level off in 2020.