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What DID Apple innovate? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I am not an Apple fan in the slightest but the Apple Watch is in like, it's 10th generation? And I never see anyone wear any other type of smartwatch. And for good reason, pretty much everything else is garbage.

[–] danque@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Is only nice if you also have an iPhone otherwise its basically useless expensive garbage.

Better look at Huawei, Zepp and Garmin if you want cheaper but equally good garbage. Fitbit is also a nice brand.

[–] helenslunch@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago

Garmin makes great watches for fitness tracking. Not so much for general use.

And those Chinesium watches require you to install spyware on your phone before they'll do anything at all.

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[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

They just took other innovations and put them in a nicer package

[–] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

ipod

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Creative Labs and others were doing MP3 players before them.

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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

they invented the hardware-based walled garden. an entire ecosystem of shit relying on them alone

[–] kirklennon@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Have you heard of game consoles?

[–] chitak166@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

They have a really nice user-interface. I suppose being user-friendly and accessible can be considered innovative, but that's only when talking to idiots who don't see the immediate value in such things.

That's it.

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[–] AzureRT@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

You can consider this comment stupid but I found the action button pretty cool while I was toying with the iPhone 15s at a T-Mobile recently

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[–] Gigan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Everyone smartphone looks the same because of the iPhone

[–] nix@merv.news 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Airdrop.

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