In January 2007, Steve Jobs took the stage at the igamesnews Conference & Expo to introduce the world to his latest creation: the iPhone. At that time, no one imagined what this small device would mean for the technology and communication industry. The original iPhone forever changed the way we interact with technology and each other.and laid the foundation for the modern era of smartphones.
Launching the original iPhone was a big risk for Apple. The company was already successful with its line of iPods, but the iPhone was an entirely new device that required a completely different approach and design. Jobs played all or nothing with several risky decisions, such as the removal of the physical keyboard in favor of a touch screen, which had aroused much controversy at the time. But Jobs was convinced that the innovation and simplicity of the iPhone would be enough to make it a success.
“Listen, let me show you something”
A dinner, a few months before the launch of the iPhone, brings together Steve Jobs and his wife Laurene as well as Marc Andreessen, a pioneer in the development of Internet browsers, and his wife. During the evening in Palo Alto and as he stood in line to be seated, Steve Jobs pulled his personal prototype iPhone out of his pocket to show Andreessen its features and capabilities saying “Listen, let me show you something”.
As Forbes reports, Jobs went full circle on the iPhone that Anderseen still remembers: “After an appropriate amount of oooh and aaah, I ventured to comment. do you think it’s going to be a problem not having a physical keyboard? Will people be able to type directly on the screen?Jobs looked at it and said “they’ll get used to it”
Jobs had unwavering faith in the idea of the iPhone, even as critics questioned its design and functionality. But the success of the iPhone proved him right. Since its launch in 2007, Apple has sold millions of iPhones worldwide, making it one of the best-selling smartphones in history.
When you have a good idea, you have to go for it
The original iPhone, although missing some elements, ushered in an era of innovation in the smartphone industry. Before their release, cell phones were primarily devices for making calls and sending text messages. But the iPhone changed that by combining a phone, music player and navigation device into one. In addition, the iPhone has allowed us to browse the Internet and use applications, which revolutionized the way we interact with technology
And a large part was possible thanks to the fact that the screen did not have an annoying keyboard underneath. The keyboard appeared when needed and disappeared when not needed. A key and also courageous decision to which, certainly, we have all become accustomed and take for granted.
Although the iPhone has come a long way since its original release, the idea of an all-in-one device with a touchscreen remains a key concept in the smartphone industry. Smartphone manufacturers have adopted the design and functionality of the iPhone and added their own features to try to differentiate themselves. But the original iPhone laid the foundation for this evolution and remains an icon in the history of technology. An icon to which we have become accustomed and which we enjoy every day.
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