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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: 24 years after Steve Jobs was told stores won't work
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 05:39:34 -0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 5 Jun 2025 18:26:16 -0600, Retrograde wrote:

> Goes back to that same era when the 'experts' were totally convinced
> Apple had no business in the cellphone market because it was too
> stitched up by the likes of Nokia (etc.) and there was no room for a
> new, outside player. Funny how wrong that was, now that we see how
> it turned out.
> 
> Steve Jobs sure was a step ahead of the 'experts' all the time.

Yeah, copying the LG Prada also helped ...