It's possible none of the smart phones would look the way they do now. You have to remember what was out there before the iPhone.... cluncky confusing phones with horrid OS's and bulky confusing hardware that looks like junk today. I even doubt Android would be as far as they are without the iPhone.
Look how the google smartphone / Android (Prototype) looked like before the iPhone was announced:
... looked like a RIM copy cat.
Source: http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2008/02/g...e_shown_next_week_at_mobile_world_congress-2/