alt Hacker NewsIt's also interesting that, prior to the iPhone, no one would have thought that phones would disrupt the PC market.
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lotsofpulp • last Wednesday at 3:05 AM
That might also be because iPhone happened to coincide exactly when 3G mobile broadband internet became available.
Pre and post 3G mobile broadband were different worlds.
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There's some revisionism here: having the internet in your pocket anywhere you went was a clear upgrade. Projecting a screen on your palm with low resolution was a clear downgrade.
Disruption is incredibly difficult but this product was giving off Juicero vibes from the start.