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by nicky0 4658 days ago
Let's look at that.

2007: iPhone.

2008: iPhone 3G. Same phone but with 3G.

2009: iPhone 3GS. Same as 3G but a bit faster.

2010: iPhone 4. New case, retina display, faster etc.

2011: iPhone 4S. Faster, better camera and Siri.

2012: iPhone 5. Faster, new case, bigger screen.

2013: iPhone 4s. Faster, Touch ID, better camera.

It's hard to say any of those releases were revolutionary except the original iPhone. All since has been steady improvement. And that's a good thing.

1 comments

yes, incremental innovation is still innovation.

The fetishization of "big bang innovation" is really bizzare. Especially considering most of HN's startups are not really big bang innovation.