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0 pointsztrww2y ago0 comments

Exactly, you’d use the to do the same thing more or less but the iPhone had way better UX. The idea of browsing the web on your phone wasn’t something new or revolutionary, it was all about the implementation.

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CyberDildonics2y ago

No, it wasn't the same. Before people would only be able to use special mobile pages and scroll through a few options at a time. Looking at a general site like reddit was basically impossible. Reading a news article on a normal site was basically impossible. It was a total game changer and most people went from never using the mobile internet to using it frequently.

TheHappyOddish2y ago

You seem to have forgotten Blackberrys were incredibly popular. Most people in the business world browsed and did emails on them. Windows phone, LG Prada, Hiptop - all of these had non WAP browsers well before the iPhone. You've missed the 2-4 year gap between WAP only phones and first iPhone.

dingaling2y ago

Symbian devices had Opera Mobile and their own Webkit-based browser from at least 2005. Both of which rendered normal websites, not WAP.

CyberDildonics2y ago

And how did you navigate them? With a scroll ball? Even some phones that were single touch with pressure were slightly better but most people wanted nothing to do with that until the iphone.

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CyberDildonics2y ago

TheHappyOddish2y ago

dingaling2y ago

Symbian devices had Opera Mobile and their own Webkit-based browser from at least 2005. Both of which rendered normal websites, not WAP.

CyberDildonics2y ago

And how did you navigate them? With a scroll ball? Even some phones that were single touch with pressure were slightly better but most people wanted nothing to do with that until the iphone.

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