Industry Quote by Julian Ovenden

Sony's Walkman far predated the iPod. Nokia ruled smartphones before Apple.

— Adam Lashinsky

Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology; I myself own an iPhone.

— Al Franken

The invention of the iPod changes how you use music. Suddenly you have music everywhere.

— Spike Jonze

Apple's iPod success led them to believe an even bigger breakthrough was possible with the iPhone. In some respects, the iPhone hype overwhelmed even…

— Steven Levy

Though the first iPhone was expensive, it was such a refreshing new product that early users flocked to it.

— Steven Levy

The iPod completely changed the way people approach music.

— Karl Lagerfeld

History repeats itself again I guess the rate of innovation is so high in our industry that if you don’t innovate at that speed…

— Thorsten Heins

“Before the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, Apple’s products had been primarily purchased by Apple fans, designers, and other discerning users willing to pay a…

— Yukari Iwatani Kane

In 2007, everything changed with the iPhone. As crippled as that first model now seems, with its lack of apps and glacial cellular connectivity,…

— Walt Mossberg

I think the iPhone was as significant an invention as the Gutenburg press, in terms of the future of humanity.

— James Woods

Literally every single sliver of technology that makes the iPhone a smartphone instead of a stupidphone - internet, GPS, touchscreen, battery, hard drive, voice…

— Rutger Bregman

The iPhone is made on a global scale, and it blends computers, the Internet, communications, and artificial intelligence in one blockbuster, game-changing innovation. It…

— Tyler Cowen