When the geniuses in Apple’s design department started thinking about how to make a phone, the first thing they came up with was the scroll wheel. This, after all, was the invention that had made the iPod great: you could swirl through long lists of songs or artists with a satisfying swipe of the thumb. Could there ever be a better user interface for a pocket-sized digital device?The answer, of course, is: “Yes, there could.” With the iPhone, the company’s designers ended up with something entirely different. The rest is history. Some 1bn smartphones and tablets sporting the kind of touchscreen interface that was invented for the iPhone are likely to be shipped this year, according to tech research firm IDC.
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Microsoft’s broken Windows is lesson for Apple
When the geniuses in Apple’s design department started thinking about how to make a phone, the first thing they came up with was the scroll wheel. This, after all, was the invention that had made the iPod great: you could swirl through long lists of songs or artists with a satisfying swipe of the thumb. Could there ever be a better user interface for a pocket-sized digital device?