I like this prediction too!
Cute, they thought that it would only grow in one dimension while in reality it did in two.
I guess people thought “the genius Steve Jobs” wouldn’t go a homeopathic route to treat his actually treatable pancreatic cancer
It’s so incredibly rare to have a treatable version of pancreatic cancer, normally it’s a guaranteed death sentence.
Also he got a liver transplant because having access to a private plane meant he could be on all the lists. Only bought him like another year though.
I like how at the time we hadn’t even considered the entire slab would be a screen, like the memes still have the home button at the bottom. I get that it’s a meme but still.
We also probably assumed the headphone jack would never go away either so.
It was my prediction. We’ve even got ones with a screen that wraps onto the side. A screen on the back side hasn’t happened yet, though.
But it’s just dumb, so it hasn’t caught on.
I hate phones with glass backsides, I’ve replaced the back of my S20 a dozen times before switching to a phone with a plastic back. Yes it looks nice (if you use it without a cover), but it breaks so easily. It’s always super thin glass, not the thick gorilla glass like the front. If you look at it wrong it cracks.
Pixel 5 had a metal back coated with some resin thing. Best phone design in history.
I mean it is kind of dumb, especially if it’s as delicate as the front. I was young and I didn’t really understand the manufacturing realities. I’m guessing phones will keep looking the same for the next bit, with a slim chance Apple’s goggle thing will actually catch on a bit.
I’m not gonna do the math myself, but in terms of total screen size it’s probably pretty close to accurate.
This is a really great illustration of how mere extrapolation can lead you to shitty conclusions.