Comments on: No Apple tablet will be as monumental as the iPhone http://uxhero.com/ux-theory/no-apple-tablet-will-be-as-monumental-as-the-iphone/ a blog about user experience design Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Jean T. Mouton http://uxhero.com/ux-theory/no-apple-tablet-will-be-as-monumental-as-the-iphone/#comment-756 Jean T. Mouton Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:48:16 +0000 http://uxhero.com/?p=2507#comment-756 "However, I doubt any Apple tablet will remake society the way the iPhone has."<br>Never say never ... Until Q1 2010, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone" rel="nofollow">43 million</a> iPhones have been sold, there are more than 400 million North-Americans and 700 million Europeans (and I do not mention other continents less touched by the iPhone). In the future, Apple mobile devices (not only pod-size but also pad-size) might be more widespread than iPhones right now. As electronic technologies become more and more available, electronic impacts simply get bigger "remake society" potentials. <br>By the way, I do not own any Apple device, and I do not feel like I need to own any. The iPhone is certainly monumental, but I do not think it really "remade society". It has changed SOME people's habits, but it is definitely not comparable to the impact of home computers or Internet. <br><br>Sincerely, “However, I doubt any Apple tablet will remake society the way the iPhone has.”
Never say never … Until Q1 2010, 43 million iPhones have been sold, there are more than 400 million North-Americans and 700 million Europeans (and I do not mention other continents less touched by the iPhone). In the future, Apple mobile devices (not only pod-size but also pad-size) might be more widespread than iPhones right now. As electronic technologies become more and more available, electronic impacts simply get bigger “remake society” potentials.
By the way, I do not own any Apple device, and I do not feel like I need to own any. The iPhone is certainly monumental, but I do not think it really “remade society”. It has changed SOME people's habits, but it is definitely not comparable to the impact of home computers or Internet.

Sincerely,

]]> By: Nathan Bowers http://uxhero.com/ux-theory/no-apple-tablet-will-be-as-monumental-as-the-iphone/#comment-755 Nathan Bowers Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:12:24 +0000 http://uxhero.com/?p=2507#comment-755 World changing technologies are always better IN YOUR PANTS. World changing technologies are always better IN YOUR PANTS.

]]> By: Kelly Parkinson http://uxhero.com/ux-theory/no-apple-tablet-will-be-as-monumental-as-the-iphone/#comment-754 Kelly Parkinson Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:48:24 +0000 http://uxhero.com/?p=2507#comment-754 "The internet in your pants" PLEASE let Apple make that the iPhone tagline! PLEASE! “The internet in your pants” PLEASE let Apple make that the iPhone tagline! PLEASE!

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