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0 pointsChikkaChiChi12y ago0 comments

Based on Apple's existing precedent to 'revolutionize' phones to the average consumer, I'd consider all the devices in the 5 generation to be iterative.

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nicky012y ago

Let's look at that.

2007: iPhone.

2008: iPhone 3G. Same phone but with 3G.

2009: iPhone 3GS. Same as 3G but a bit faster.

2010: iPhone 4. New case, retina display, faster etc.

2011: iPhone 4S. Faster, better camera and Siri.

2012: iPhone 5. Faster, new case, bigger screen.

2013: iPhone 4s. Faster, Touch ID, better camera.

It's hard to say any of those releases were revolutionary except the original iPhone. All since has been steady improvement. And that's a good thing.

ryanobjc12y ago

yes, incremental innovation is still innovation.

The fetishization of "big bang innovation" is really bizzare. Especially considering most of HN's startups are not really big bang innovation.

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