Comment by SirMaster
4 hours ago
I guess it's just hard for me to consider those even "smartphones" with such small screens without capacitive multi-touch and with web browsers that didn't work properly on so many websites, at least compared to safari on the iPhone.
And even other factors like the music and videos was so poor, granted they were built for business use which didn't really need a good media consumption experience.
I suggest you watch the original iPhone video launch - Steve compares the iPhone with the existing smartphones of the time.
You’re taking for granted that we know how things panned out in hindsight. A complete touch screen phone with no fixed buttons at that time seemed nuts.
That's exactly my point. It seemed like a new futuristic product category, first of it's kind.
I watched it live and I bought one right when they came available. To me it delivered a user experience unlike anything else that existed.
And yes I had used some palm pilots and blackberries as well.