I am pretty sure the millions and millions and millions of iOS devices sold will disagree with you.
And I'm pretty sure I don't care what ANY of them think, at all. I pick the tool best suited for me. Not other people.
To be honest you sound like Steve Ballmer. Same attitude. Same use of words. And absolutely the same reason why Microsoft and RIM ran into the ground.
So, I sound like Steve Ballmer because I refuse to base my hardware buying choices off what a bunch of other people think? And I refuse to say the original iPhone was some kind of massive change. When it wasn't?
Yes, Microsoft is worth 230 billion dollars, and has about 68 billion dollars into the bank, and with the exception of last quarter because of a bad investment. They've been making massive profits, Windows, The Xbox, Office, Excel, and all that. Yes. Total failures. They should just shut their doors today.
Just in case you are not following and want someone to spit it out for you; people don't care about how many features.
See,I don't care about people. I don't care what they think. I care about what device works best for me. And at the time, the Windows Mobile/RIM/Palm phones were better.
People care about they can use features.
Well, with most UI's, it just involves clicking or tapping on something. This isn't complicated.
ow many people used to browse the internet from their phones before the iPhone?
Tons of people, lots of people I knew, even most of the Slider/feature phones had web browsing ability.
ow many people actually owned a smartphone before the iPhone?
Consumers? Not very many. Because they were VERY expensive. As I said, 500+ for a blackberry was not uncommon, some windows mobile phones easily ran up to 1000 dollars. The iPhone 3G was one of the first " cheap " smart phones, it also had the advantage of Apple marketing.
Oh yeah, I did not include the original iPhone, because it was not a smart phone.
A few geeks here and there who wouldn't mind using a phone running on steam power.
Or, a very large number of business users. You need to understand, at that point in time, smart phones and the data plans were FAR to expensive for the typical person to afford. I'm assuming you never worked in a large corporate environment back in the day? Palms, RIM's And Windows Mobile, all over the place.
You see, the reality is, you are in the minority.
Good, I'd rather buy a product based off how it performs, rather than what other people think of it. I prefer to not be a sheep.
Most people don't care about how MUCH they have, they care about HOW they can do things.
Most people don't use a smart phone to its full potential. So I really don't care what they think. My Windows Mobile Phone was better than the first iPhone in every category. Not so much with the 3GS and up, but before that. The iPhone for me was meh.
Only Apple and googlegot that right.
Fixed that, as of right now, the Installed Android userbase is larger than Apples, and its growing rapidly.
Microsoft and RIM were laughing the whole time, using the exact same dumb arguments, until they were proven wrong. It turns out, this is really what people want. Something easy, simple, and fun.
I'll still buy what I want, Yes, RIM is hurting. but they'll be back. Microsoft? Not hurting at all, last time I checked, they still whoop ass in the Desktop/Laptop OS market.
See, I don't buy devices based on how " easy it is to use "
I buy it off " does it do what I need it to? "
Sounds like the same arguments people who don't understand how to use built in features on digital cameras. Its not Nikons fault for making the wrong interface, its your fault for not learning anything about a product you just bought.
I don't need my hand held when I buy a product. I'm guessing you do?
My rule is to always buy the best tool for the job. I don't care if Apple, or Microsoft, or Dell or whoever makes it. I could care less about brands.
Back then was no different for me. What was better? My Windows Mobile? Or the first iPhone? At the time. It was the Windows Mobile.
Apple didn't step it up till the 3G/3GS. Thats when the iPhone started to be awesome.
