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When Google engineers first learned about the iPhone

Mystery_Writer · 2013-12-20 06:02:05

for the Google Android team, the iPhone was a kick in the stomach. 'What we had suddenly looked just so . . . nineties,' DeSalvo said. 'It's just one of those things that are obvious when you see it.' Now to be fair, the iPhone didn't catch just the Android folks off-guard; it caught everyone off-guard....Everyone was utterly shocked. RIM (Blackberry) was even in denial the day after the iPhone was announced with all-hands meets claiming all manner of weird things about iPhone: It couldn't do what they were demonstrating without an insanely power hungry processor; it must have terrible battery life, etc. Imagine their surprise when they disassembled an iPhone for the first time and found that the phone was battery with a tiny logic board strapped to it. It was ridiculous, it was brilliant.The iPhone did many amazing things, but what stands out in my mind was how it proved that these assumptions were flat-out wrong beyond any reasonable doubt. Apple pretty gave everyone the finger and said, “Fsck you guys we can build your distant impossible future today.”I really don’t think you’re giving Apple enough credit here. They did something amazing that many very prominent people in the industry thought was either impossible or at least a decade away, and they did it in a disgustingly short time frame.sauce1, sauce2P.S. Was just reading the above and thought it might be interesting to Android / iOS fans. I remember lots of debates (in mobile wars forum) about who innovated first and who copied whom in the mobile industry. So I thought the above might put some of those debates to rest.

@ronvalencia said:

@Zaibach said:

@Couth_ said:

@ronvalencia said:

The picture was from http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/07/31/apple-vs-samsung-day-2-rectangles-prior-art-finger-pointing-android-redesign/

Your Android statement doesn't address the Apple's "look and feel" issue.

From http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_f700-1849.php

Samsung F700 *is* a phone with support for 2G and 3G network.

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From http://ausdroid.net/2013/04/25/samsung-continue-to-dominate-the-mobile-market-nearly-30-market-share-in-q1-2013/

Samsung > Apple in market share.

Google's Android is the new "Windows" clone for smart phones.

We all know clone platform > mono company platform in the PC market.

I don't even know what you are trying to say.. It's like you are a robot and responded to the wrong post lol... Or maybe you struggle with english. I never said it's not a phone derp. I said it wasn't a smart phone. I never said anything about market share. I know android is well ahead in many aspects. I'm not talking about right now. The thread isn't about right now

if you're just meeting Ron, this is what he is like.

no real responses or rebuttal just oft irrelevant fact dumps.

Your too stupid to realize that F700 has apps. LOL.

how disappointing I was expecting that weak response in chart form...

@Zaibach said:

@ronvalencia said:

@Zaibach said:

@Couth_ said:

@ronvalencia said:

The picture was from http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/07/31/apple-vs-samsung-day-2-rectangles-prior-art-finger-pointing-android-redesign/

Your Android statement doesn't address the Apple's "look and feel" issue.

From http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_f700-1849.php

Samsung F700 *is* a phone with support for 2G and 3G network.

----

From http://ausdroid.net/2013/04/25/samsung-continue-to-dominate-the-mobile-market-nearly-30-market-share-in-q1-2013/

Samsung > Apple in market share.

Google's Android is the new "Windows" clone for smart phones.

We all know clone platform > mono company platform in the PC market.

if you're just meeting Ron, this is what he is like.

no real responses or rebuttal just oft irrelevant fact dumps.

Your too stupid to realize that F700 has apps. LOL.

how disappointing I was expecting that weak response in chart form...

Unlike you, I have addressed the "lack of apps for F700" assertion.

If the best from you is a personality based debates, you don't have any counter points.

Your concession is accepted.

This is system wars not fanboy wars.

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