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How Phones Affected Society In The 2000's

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There were many historical events in the 2000’s, but none would get the public's attention like the iPhone. 2008 was the year when everything changed in the phone industry and revolutionized the way we see phones today. An example of how the iPhone affects society today is that it has set the tone for new products to come out with the release of the iPhone and made Apple a great example for a super successful business. While most people think the release of the iPhone may not have been as big as an event as people bring it out to be, it still is one of the most important releases of technology in the 2000’s and in the history of technology. No one before the release of the iPhone by the Apple company knew what a phone with a touchscreen would …show more content…

During the time no one has seen a phone released before that had so much new technology implanted in it. As Steve Jobs explained it, “The device was introduced as an iPod with a wider screen, controlled by touch instead of physical buttons. In short, it was a mobile phone and a device to communicate with the internet.” (“The History of the iPhone”) This is why the phone was so successful when it released in 2008. No one had ever had the pleasure of having a phone without a real keyboard until now. One of the most popular parts of the iPhone was the new features it came with it. Since many people before the iPhone came out had iPods, Apple thought it would be a good idea to sync the iPod to the iPhone so you have your old stuff. Apple also added other features, like the touch screen and rechargeable battery. Like what Apple said, “They were technologies that would one day become commonplace across the industry but back then looked like science-fiction.” This is why the iPhone was so popular at release. (“11 years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone”) The thinking process of the new feature released with the iPhone took up to 3 years to make. After the release of the iPhone, phone industries had to really think of new ideas to keep …show more content…

Many phone companies had to use some of the iPhones technology. After the release of the massively popular iPhone, phone companies such as Nokia and Samsung had to think of new technology to compete with the iPhone. Like what iMore said, “He set up and knocked down the physical keyboard and the stylus, features that dominated the BlackBerry, Motorola, and Palm smartphones of the day. Then Jobs introduced the multitouch interface that let the iPhone smoothly pinch-to-zoom” (“11 Years ago Today, Steve Jobs Released the iPhone”) The iPhone was the reason for all the new technology implanted into the phones coming out months after the iPhone. The coming months after the iPhone was released it was obvious that cellular services like Verizon or Sprint were going to take off. They also had AT&T on their side, “AT&T had granted Jobs unprecedented power. He had cajoled AT&T into spending millions of dollars and thousands of man-hours to create a new feature” (“How the iPhone blew up the wireless industry”) After years of the iPhone, cellular services are still one of the most successful companies around and it all started from the iPhone. Even though there were many examples of technology during the 2000’s that were important, none were as important as the iPhone and especially the lasting effect it had on the

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