17 years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the device that changed the world, the iPhone
Not that the original iPhone was perfect. Instead of 3G, it used EDGE which was AT&T’s slow-as-molasses cellular service. There also was no cut and paste, no MMS to send video; heck, there was no way to shoot video on the OG iPhone. One issue, thanks to EDGE, was that you couldn’t receive a phone call while using the browser. Of course, all of these flaws were eventually fixed with the iPhone gaining 3G connectivity the very next year
No, what Steve Jobs said on this date 17 years ago was not hyperbole; the OG iPhone was a revolutionary product and the presentation made that day by Mr. Jobs showed us why the smartphone would quickly become the most important device we carry. Today’s phones not only allow you to make telephone calls and video chats, but they can save your life, summon help automatically when you need it, entertain you with streaming content, and tell you how to get from point “A” to point “B” safely and quickly.
Of course, there have been some negatives such as security issues, malware, smartphone addiction, and privacy concerns. But on the whole, 17 years later, the OG iPhone turned out to be exactly what Steve Jobs said it was-and more. The iPhone has become a revolutionary product that continues to get better every year.
