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by duaneb 4095 days ago
> All of these criticisms could have been made about the iPhone (and were-- regarding the keyboard being virtual) or the iPad (I personally couldn't figure out what the compelling app was for the iPad).... but once the platform is out there, you find out what it is.

Not true. The browser was the obvious killer app for the phone, and it would suck dick on a watch.
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MCRed 4095 days ago
Not at the time. Blackberry email was the killer smartphone app.... and the iPhone was pooh-poohed for the virtual keyboard vs. blackberry's physical keyboard, much the same way the watch is being pooh-poohed now.
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duaneb 4095 days ago
> Blackberry email was the killer smartphone app....

Why was Blackberry only popular among businessmen then?

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