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Old 09-13-2012, 11:19 AM   #251
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Originally Posted by Dave_S View Post
Unfortunately delusion seems to be contagious.

You are right about "present form" but smartphones and tablets would have existed and evolved with or without Apple, and there is no way to know now if that evolution might have been better without Apple's influence.
What a coincidence. Tablets and smartphones have existed forever but somehow, no one saw fit to release any until Apple took the lead. Oh wait, they did:

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I don't know about you, but that stuff in the "before" group sure looks like what I see most people using today. Amirite?
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