• fer0n@lemm.eeOP
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    1 year ago

    If I remember correctly, android was already under development, but huge changes were made after the iPhone came out.

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      1 year ago

      Android was close to being released, but it was going to be much more like a BlackBerry, with a keyboard focus. They delayed the release to retool it somewhat with more of a touch focus.

      • whofearsthenight@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        “somewhat” is doing a lot of work here. I mean, they didn’t re-write the kernel, but you can google example of the UI pre and post iPhone announcement.