June 29, 2017: Apple iPhone 10th Anniversary
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For some of us, we had smartphones for 6 years by that time, granted with a lot less of the Steve Jobs Reality distortion field style of marketing.
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Changed your world maybe. I don’t worship phones or their makers.
Woz dating a Friend of mine when Iphone came out.
I laughed my ass off when he pulled probabky 10 different phones out of his pockets and car, then explained the advantages and drawbacks of each, including the Iphone.
I made the case for my phone at the time and he tells me, for my use, it probably is the right phone.
He then proceeded to gift my friend with IPhone’s and her kids.
To this day they are Apple fans.
I still use Samsung.
There’s a new book I just bought called “The One Device - The Secret History of the iPhone”. Thought I’d get your opinion on the book if you have read it. I’m through the first few chapters and it seems good so far.
In fact, it caused such a revolution that it even affected the Wrigley Company. Why? Because while people in supermarket checkout lines in the past would be tempted to buy chewing gum in the checkout display, today those same people waiting in line now using their touchscreen phones instead, which has hurt sales of any item on the checkout line.
Good post, interesting history stuff.
I continued to use little LG VX5500 flip-phones for many years after the iPhone came out. It made phone calls and did texts, which was all I required. I thought smartphones were a luxury for the uber-connected. I was not uber-connected, nor did I wish to be.
But after having to go on eBay twice to get spares for the LG, I started thinking about maybe I should get a smartphone when the LG quits the next time. As I recall that was in late 2013, not sure exactly.
As it happened, the iPhone 6 was about to become the rage, and Verizon put the iPhone 5 series on special. I copped a 5c, the low-end unit. I've been very happy with it ever since. It's finally run its course on OS version updates, but it continues to work flawlessly.
I got a similar 5c for my new wife, who previously had no mobile phone. We immediately discovered texting. It facilitated our budding relationship. We have a joint plan (also including my old iPad2 w/cell) for 3GB/month, which we never even come close to exceeding. We occasionally use them as portable WiFi hot-spots for our non-cell computers, which is way cool, when needed.
I may be an iPhone user, even an Apple fan (some of the time), but I wouldn't say it "changed my world".
I would say it made my world much more connected, which most of the time is a good thing. Spam phone calls aside. :-)
I’ll stick with apple , iPhone, iPad, Mac Pro laptops due the quality of the build ...... never have had an issue during my travels . Keep Flash / Java off and a good VPN on they’re as near bulletproof I can get for my needs .
Do not like the location of the on/off button on the 6 & 7 iPhone .... press it an your “squeeze” turns the volume up/down on the other side. So I carry a 5 with the on / off accessible from the top of my shirt pocket to silence ring or text easily. My lone gripe after the learning curve of the OS.....
Didn't change my world one whit.
Plus, by my estimation, so far I must be around $8000 ahead if the game.