I just had sex with my girlfriend and now I'm reading Engadget. Moving up the hierarchy...thanks Maslow.

"Never mind that much of what it does isn't groundbreaking (that's usually the case with Apple's products. It isn't the features, but how they go together), the iPhone is a game changer."

I was very surprised to read this on a blog about all things Apple. Here's a short refresher list of innovations Apple has brought to the marketplace which have gone on to become standards.

The iMac: No floppy drive, someone had to put that deadman walking technology out of its misery and Apple was the first to do it. The iMac came with USB ports before any other major computer manufactures were doing USB.

iEEE 1394 aka firewire, need I say more?

802.11b (Not developed by Apple but Apple was the FIRST Computuer manufacturer to sell it on their desktops and laptops. Apple branded it as Airport and it caught on in a big way.

iPod: First harddrive based MP3 player. This was unheard of at the time as most older units came with paltry flash storage that was capable of holding maybe a 100 or so songs at the most. Compared to the rest of the mp3 players by RIO and company circa 2001, the iPod was on a whole other playing field. 1000 sounds in your pocket was "ground breaking" not just a couple features Apple through together in a pretty package.


And last but not least what about what iTunes. With the iTunes music store Steve Jobs has literally taken the Bull by the Horns and thrown the music industry into the 21st century. Forget the technology, the progress Apple has made on the business side is nothing less than "groundbreaking."

This is just a short list that popped into my head as I write this, there are certainly other innovations I've left out that were even more groundbreaking.

I'm sorry but I think it's absoultly ludicris for you to be so cavalier about all of the major "groundbreaking" technologies (and I havn't even scratched the tip of the iceberg) that Apple has brought to market over the past 23 years. I enjoy your blog and I read it on a daily basis but I (And the majority of my friends in the IT industry) consider Apple to be a cutting edge company that is usually at least a year ahead of what the rest of the industry is doing. With all due respect, if you consider Apple to be anything less than one of the most innovative and groundbreaking technology companies ever...well you're flat out wrong.

Before you peg me as an Apple fanboy, I'm actually writing this from my laptop which is a Dell Inspiron 5100.

p.s. Did someone saw something about an iPhone? =)

Does anyone know if these demos are still coming today or if we have to wait until March 23rd?

I'm an Engadget OG since the early days of 2004 but how am I supposed to find posts from back then? Those were the good old days when it was just Pete but there were still a siiick amount of daily updates. Hey Peter we love you're posts!

@#6,terrible advice. Only n00bs camp the laark like that, don't encourage it people do it enough already. If you want to get good then learn how to use the carbide effectively.

And, while meltdown can get repetitive, it is a very team oriented game mode so it is worthwhile to give it a go and try and win while you're racking up the kills. Forged from Crimson Owns all, number 11 on the game battles Clan Ladder.

Yo go to www.gamebattles.com it's wayyyy better and everyone who is anyone is already on it.

*sips ikoolaid and laces up Nikes* Ohhh Steve we are not worthy, we are not worthy.

No way!! As much as I love apple I would never by an Apple screen because they are soooo over priced. They use Samsung screens so why not just buy one of those. I actually own a 17in flat panel studio display which is gorgeous but I paid way too much for it ($1000, in 2001)

Anyone else think we're a bunch of spoiled brats?

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