8 interesting quotes from experts who have confidence in the failure of the iPhone

The fact that the iPhone is successful, no one needs to prove and hardly anyone would disagree. But during its debut in 2007, many experts (and leading analysts) treated him very cool. Attempt to Apple to enter the smart phone market is perceived with irony and iPhone loud predicted failure. Now, after a successful debut and the release has been seven generations of apple smartphones funny looks just the statements of most analysts. Let's look back and remember how it was.

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"Phone - so yourself. But the design is interesting. "- Rob Enderle, an analyst with the Enderle Group.

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"Print SMS and email, using the virtual keyboard will be as convenient as with a rotary phone" - Seth Porges, CrunchGear.

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«Apple will sell a small amount of [iPhone], due to their loyal fans, but the iPhone will not last long in the smartphone market," - Matthew Lynn, Bloomberg.

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"I am more than sure that when settles all the hype around the presentation and launch of sales - the number of sold iPhone will not be spectacular." - David Haskin, Computerworld.

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"Creating a phone, much more complex than those of products that Apple released earlier. Go buy the iPod, lift it up and throw it on the ground - iPod'u come to an end. I do not think Apple will be any major player in the market. "- Edward Snyder, Charter Equity Research.

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"No washed hold 8GB of memory in your phone. 2GB Give us our favorite songs that we listen to whenever you want, reduce the price to $ 299 and maybe you get something. "- Todd Sullivan, Seeking Alpha.

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"Businessmen will not buy yourself a phone" - Avi Greengart, Current Analysis.

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«IPhone sales will be high at first, but after all the rest - Apple phone will take its place on the shelves with all sorts of video cameras, mobile phones, routers, and other potential hits. "- Michael Kanellos, CNET.

All these statements are now only cause hysterical laughter. So let's laugh at them together and we wish Apple did not lower the bar given, still give points to all its competitors.

By the way, some of the quotes you liked the most?