| >> couldn't connect to blackberry's e-mail server >> it couldn't connect to exchange >> it couldn't send an MMS Didn't realize those were "must-haves" for a smartphone (an enterprise smartphone, maybe), because I never did that with any of my Windows Phones prior to getting an iPhone. I used my Windows Phone for my consulting work, by the way. >> it couldn't multitask or run background apps That's a double edged sword. That's one thing I hated on my Windows Phone. If you accidentally left the camera running in Windows Phone and sent it to the background, kiss your remaining battery life for the day goodbye. >> it couldn't copy-paste On my list of things to have on a smartphone, that's near the bottom. Yes, it was a pain, but far from being at the top of my list of "smartphone criteria" >> The iPhone was completely incapable of replacing existing smartphones for quite some time Well, I don't know about other people, but it replaced my Windows phone with no issue. --edit-- To be clear, my primary business use of a smartphone is to manage my contacts, calendar and e-mail. |
The _vast_ majority of the smartphone market at the time was enterprise. The consumer smartphone business didn't exist in any significant way. I had a Wmobile phone and didn't use exchange either, however you and I were an extremely small minority. Apple's inovation was changing that, opening up a real consumer smartphone market.