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eks  ·  4781 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Apple granted a patent for 'slide to unlock'.
Personally, I will still dismiss the iPhone as game changer. Historically it will go down as game changer because of the huge following it has, but I still think was "pretty obvious" when all they did was "assemble" different available technologies into a single product. The iPad idea, the tablet, for example, was around already for a long time before the iPad:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_personal_computer

All they did was merge all these different technologies into a single, barely affordable, phone. And market it really really really well.

I agree the iPhone is easier to use than a Blackberry. But it's not "revolutionary easier". Just "a bit easier", not enough to grant it a game changer status. (For me, at least). :)