lol, you Apple fan boys are hilarious. Smartphones existed long before Apple came on the scene. Ever heard of Blackberry's? Apple's first iphone certainly introduced new concepts (touch screen, decent browsing), but it was also incredibly lacking in many ways. The hardware was underpowered, the os unrefined, and the app store did not exist yet.
Still, at the time of release, I will grant that the iphone was a game changer. So what? So was the Palm II in its day, and blackberries in theirs.
Just because a company has a momentary lead on the competition at any one time, doesn't mean that every thing they do should be given a free pass.
These products do not exist in a vaccum. The competition is always moving forward.
As of now, given the current competitive environment, I will completely disagree with anyone implying that iphones are 'amazing'.
Me stating that the iPhone was, in fact, pretty amazing and you outright denying that there was anything great about Apple devices makes me a fanboy? How can you dispute anything I just said? In relation to the smart phones on the market at the time (blackberry, palm, windows mobile), how was iOS and iPhone underpowered or unrefined? It was the smoothest and quickest OS on the market. Even if Apple products and OS designs are as bad as you think they are, how does that relate to Sony and their design? Do you think cutting the fat is all they need to do to instantly appeal to the millions buying Apple products? Do you think it's all marketing and that the people using the products ignore usability and experience? What does your rant about apple have anything to do with Sony needing to streamline their product line to possibly get into a better position financially?