Apple, clearly, has done it again.īut what about the Microsoft side? Surely Microsoft has done what it can to keep up with the iPhone, which brought smart phones to the masses. Between these hardware and software updates, the iPhone/iPod touch of today is a far more capable and complete solution than was that original device. It also released a phone-less (and, more important, contract-less) iPhone called the iPod touch ( see my review), which is now also in its second generation ( see my review). Apple updated its iPhone software again and again, slowly at first, but more quickly and more promisingly over time, and released a second generation device, the iPhone 3G, in mid-2008 ( see my review). But that first iPhone was just the beginning. To say that the original iPhone-despite obvious and deep flaws, especially for Windows users-set the mobile industry on its head is clearly an understatement. Over two years, ago, in January 2007, Apple announced its first smart phone entry, the innovative and stylish iPhone ( see my review).

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