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The internet is still the ultimate “there’s an app for that” engine; it duplicated some of the capabilities of and drew attention away from so many products and services that these businesses offered. Some of these companies are dying — slowly or otherwise — while others were able to adapt and adopt quickly enough to survive and even thrive. It’ll be interesting to see which of the iPhone’s competitors will be able to do the same.
Excellent post by Jason Kottke making the argument that smartphones in general but, specifically, the iPhone has replaced so many other single purpose devices, and is so far ahead of the game, that it will take years, and much bloodshed, for other companies to survive.
