5 years ago, The Guardian predicted massive failure for the iPhone

Guardian 5 Years Ago Today

It happens to every journalist who is willing to go out on a limb and take a chance with reporting. We all make bad predictions, listen to the wrong experts, or report on something that turns out to be false, such as when we predicted a year ago that Facebook would be the worst tech IPO in history (wait, that one came true). This one by stalwart and venerable The Guardian turned out to be a doozy on many levels. Check out the original article on this, the five year anniversary of the first iPhone sold.

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Sal McCloskey

Sal McCloskey is a tech blogger in Los Angeles who (sadly) falls into the stereotype associated with nerds. Yes, he's a Star Trek fan and writes about it on Uberly. His glasses are thick and his allergies are thicker. Despite all that, he's (somehow) married to a beautiful woman and has 4 kids.

One thought on “5 years ago, The Guardian predicted massive failure for the iPhone

  1. I love this article.

    but to be fair to them, one of the main talking points in the article is the lack of 3G….
    which of course apple rectified.. eventually….

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