Information Week trumpets…
iPhone: Catalyst For Touchscreen Revolution
Never mind that Windows CE/Windows Mobile devices have been continuously providing touch screen devices since 1996. And, of course, the Apple Newton essentially defined the concept of PDA in 1993.
But, hey, I’ll give credit where credit is due. Apple did the touch screen right. I know that I much prefer to use my iPod touch for a variety of information retrieval tasks (web browsing, reading email, etc.). But, I still prefer to use my Dash smartphone for writing email, creating a calendar event, or entering contact information.
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2 responses to “Windows Mobile Gets No Respect: iPhone Gets Credit for Touchscreen Revolution”
in my opinion the iPhone makes touchscreens popular. Okay Windows was first but when the iPhone and iTouch came touchscreens become more n more popular – just like a hype.
I do think that the iPhone/iTouch redefined “touch.” With Windows CE, touch meant a stylus touching the screen, with the iPhone it is a finger and that is a big difference. Yes, one can use their finger on Windows Mobile devices, and I do, but the iPhone is designed for that purpose, Win Mo isn’t.