Here's to another 10 years, wondering where technology will be then!![]()
You need to check your facts. Apple is selling more computers now than it ever has. Artificial Intelligence: (Machine learning, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality) is the next major shift in computing and Apple is strongly involved (it could be argued that Apple is the leader in AR with its release of iOS 11).And 10 years later Apple has become a bland, establishment consumer electronics company that only sells iPhones and a few side products.
..back when iPhones came with a dock.
Exactly 10 years ago today, on June 29, 2007, the original iPhone went on sale, six months after Steve Jobs stood onstage at Macworld Expo 2007 in San Francisco and told the world Apple was reinventing the phone, revolutionizing an entire industry like it had done with the Macintosh in 1984 and the iPod in 2001.
This one is still a pretty common complaint today (especially with the iPhone Plus). I personally haven't had any problem whatsoever with the iPhone Plus being too big (other than it being a little bit harder to use with one hand).- "It's way too big, it almost doesn't fit in my pockets."
One of these affordable Android phones got me introduced to the world of smartphones. Two years later, I upgraded to the brand new iPhone 5s.A radical increase in sales didn't happen until affordable Android phones came out.
It was/is the most amazing phone i've ever had. I remember ATT servers were overloaded and it took me the entire weekend to get it activated. It wasn't until Monday morning that I could finally use it. I still have the original bag and box that it came in (pictured). And the phone is in mint condition!!!View attachment 706410 .
Since no one has mentioned it yet I just love looking at this video especially in the hind sight of "Where are the Window Phones?" Balmer you are such a rube. Steve Jobs, miss you every day.
Exactly 10 years ago today, on June 29, 2007, the original iPhone went on sale, six months after Steve Jobs stood onstage at Macworld Expo 2007 in San Francisco and told the world Apple was reinventing the phone, revolutionizing an entire industry like it had done with the Macintosh in 1984 and the iPod in 2001.
The iPhone, with its 3.5-inch display, lack of a physical keyboard, Apple-designed touch-based user interface, and multi-touch support, was unique among phones of that era, and as Jobs promised, it changed everything. The product that some speculated would fail miserably shaped the smartphone industry and made Apple one of the most valuable companies in the world.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.
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Even before the public had touched an iPhone, there was incredible hype, just like there is today with each new iteration. In the days leading up to the iPhone's release, MacRumors shared dozens of stories, like sightings out in the wild, photos of training manuals, benchmarks, in-store displays, and banners outside of stores. And of course, before the first iPhone launched, there were already rumors of an iPhone 2.
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Mostly agree, but GE makes freakin' jet engines!Sure. And the 5 years before it was a bland establishment company that sold iPods. And 5 years before that it was a niche company that only sold colored all-in-one computers and silver laptops. And 5 years before that it was a shell of a company on it's death knell.
Yes it's true Apple is "establishment" if you mean its a large company with enormous cash reserves and a leading market cap. But compare Apple to Dell, Samsung, Sony, LG. Apple is doing a lot more exciting things in electronics than any of them combined. I have plenty of beefs with Apple but GE they are not.