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# Amazing Quotes from the Original iPhone Introduction
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/amazing-quotes-from-the-original-iphone-introduction/
- Published: 2015-04-06T10:02:55.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-06T10:02:55.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, tech, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Here’s the archived page](https://web.archive.org/web/20070116074923/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-apple-iphone/8#comments) of Engadget’s live-blog of the iPhone introduction in 2007\. There hare hundreds of comments, but these are some of my favorites. It’s amazing what we found important in a phone just 8 years ago. Steve had his doubts

> Uhm, why? In a time long ago people used cellphones for CALLING PEOPLE. 
> 
> This looks like a disgusting bastard child of iPod/Cellphone/PDA
> 
> Yes it’s shiny, but I’m sure it won’t be so shiny once you touch it.

Evildude42 has high hopes

> Hmm, Trademark problems anyone? Besides that, once we see a picture, I may want one. If its at least as functional as a nano. 

Taz demands a slider

> Unless it’s a slider, it looks like it’s going to be touch sensitive screen. That’s going to be the big ‘make or break’ as far as I’m concerned. 

Jeff is sticking with [this phone](http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-A707?ref=birchtree.me), thank you very much

> Apparently none of you guys realize how bad of an idea a touch-screen is on a phone. I foresee some pretty obvious and pretty major problems here. 
> 
> I’ll be keeping my Samsung A707, thanks. It’s smaller, it’s got a protected screen, and it’s got proper buttons. And it’s got all the same features otherwise. (Oh, but it doesn’t run a bloatware OS that was never designed for a phone.)

Joshua

> Touch screen buttons? BAD idea. This thing will never work. 

Mark gives the classic “new phone looks huge” argument we still get today

> that phone looks huge!! i’m gonna need to get me some bigger pockets 

Wako must…have…stylus…

> Im not impressed with the iPhone. As a PDA user and a Windows Mobile user, this thing has nothing on my phone. It sure is good at what it was designed for, a phone that entertains and talks… other than that, i dont see much potential. How the hell am I suppose to put appointments on the phone with no stylus or keyboard?! 

iMatt (who I swear is not me) gets it

> These comments remind me of the folks who thought the original iPod didn’t stand a chance… 

Kenny Lee almost nails the timeline

> VZW wlll get in 3 years