> one of the most important products in human history
the pill (birth control) and the washing machine were the two single most significant products of the 20th century due to their role in liberating women. i can think of others (the light bulb, the car, the television). do you really believe the iphone compares (in terms of historical significance) to these products?
> And if it didn’t amaze you, I think you’re bitter and cynical.
it didn't amaze me because consumer electronics don't amaze me. sorry.
> I was on the team that delivered the first iPad and you wouldn’t believe how excited we were for the announcement as other companies introduced tablets that weren’t anywhere near as good during the months leading up to it.
being proud of your work is fine. assuming it is of historical importance is arrogant. sorry again.
If we want to be pedantic, the transistor is perhaps the linchpin of the modern world. The combustable engine before that, of course. And if we really want to divorce the conversation from its origin, I believe that systems of writing are the most important invention in human history.
>> I was on the team that delivered the first iPad and you wouldn’t believe how excited we were for the announcement as other companies introduced tablets that weren’t anywhere near as good during the months leading up to it.
> being proud of your work is fine. assuming it is of historical importance is arrogant. sorry again.
I didn't say my work was historically important. I said I was on a team working on a similar project during that time period. The _iPhone is historically important_ and I specifically called it out as such by stating that the team that built it did the impossible.
Either you're putting words in my mouth or you genuinely don't understand the points I'm making. I was talking about the enthusiasm of _my team_, which was not the iPhone team, because I wanted to portray the enthusiasm of the employees building products under the CEO being discussed. The iPhone team genuinely changed the world.
> If we want to be pedantic, the transistor is perhaps the linchpin of the modern world
Great example. Shockly and Bardeen got a nobel for it. Did Steve Jobs get a nobel for the iPhone? Sorry I'm not aware.
> The iPhone team genuinely changed the world
I feel like not a single person on this site has ever taken a writing class.
My guy you've repeated this claim thrice now without a single instance/indication for how. Do you not understand that I don't agree with you and therefore your job (if you choose) is to convince me, not just reiterate the same shtick over and over hoping I just magically change my mind.
Edit: it's amazing to me how asinine this discussion is. Only on hn would I be debating whether removing a physical keyboard from a consumer electronics device is considered a historical event. If you think it was more than that, that the iPhone ushered in the era of mobile connectivity, you're delusional (but I guess the reality distortion field is still strong at AP).
the pill (birth control) and the washing machine were the two single most significant products of the 20th century due to their role in liberating women. i can think of others (the light bulb, the car, the television). do you really believe the iphone compares (in terms of historical significance) to these products?
> And if it didn’t amaze you, I think you’re bitter and cynical.
it didn't amaze me because consumer electronics don't amaze me. sorry.
> I was on the team that delivered the first iPad and you wouldn’t believe how excited we were for the announcement as other companies introduced tablets that weren’t anywhere near as good during the months leading up to it.
being proud of your work is fine. assuming it is of historical importance is arrogant. sorry again.