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What DID Apple innovate? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Genuine question.

I know they were the scrappy startup doing different cool things. But, what are the most major innovative things that they introduced, improved or just implemented that either revolutionized, improved or spurred change?

I am aware of the possibility of both fanboys and haters just duking it out below. But there's always that one guy who has a fkn well-formatted paragraph of gold. I await that guy.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Marketing for electronics is definitely a big one, nobody else really has the same cult following, and when somebody like Samsung gets close it feels like whatever the cult version of a knockoff is.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd argue that Sony held a cult like following prior to Apple's resurgence. Walkmen, TVs, Home Stereo and VHS/CD/DVD players would often all ne Sony branded in a number of households.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

They also did similar bullshit anit consumer antics like those ridiculous memory stick storage cards that were costly as all hell compared to SD cards.

Sony walked so Apple could run.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That is 100% true. They nailed marketing.

Smartphones had definitely been marketed well before, but Apple hit that "elite and distinguished" spot.