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Re:Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype? by Aunche on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:54AM (#25528560)
The original iPhone nailed so much on the first time. The UX was truly ahead of its time: intuitive touchscreen gestures, portrait and landscape modes, a surprisingly usable touchscreen keyboard, and proximity sensor to prevent accidental touches.

Before the iPhone became popular, there was so much variety in phone design like the Juke or Nokia Ngage. Today billions of people use a phone that resembles an iPhone.

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Re:Ask HN: What Lived Up to the Hype? by sircastor on Thursday December 24, 2020 @01:00PM (#25529738)
I remember thinking that the iPhone wasn’t a big deal and I didn’t really care until I walked into an Apple store and used one. I was blown away. I think we really forget how many things the introduction of the iPhone brought about.
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