On this day 18 years ago Apple and Steve Jobs changed the world. This is how the iPhone was presented

18 years ago Steve Jobs revolutionized the world by introducing the original iPhone

He Apple iPhone comes of age. Exactly 18 years ago Steve Jobs took the stage at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California during the Macworld Conference & Expo to revolutionize the world. “Today, Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” Few believed in it at the time, but 18 years later no one can deny Apple’s contribution to the world of telephony.

The presentation keynote of the original iPhone is one of the most remembered Apple events. A key moment in the company’s success that catapulted it to become the most valuable technology company in the world. Today Apple is not understood without the iPhone, just as the world is not understood without a smartphone.

This is a day I have been waiting for for two and a half years. Every now and then a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything, and you can consider yourself very lucky if you can work on just one of these products in your career. Apple has been very fortunate because it has been able to introduce some of these devices to the world.

A revolution called iPhone that is already of age

How is it possible that a device that was only available with certain telephone companies, on which apps could not be installed at that time, that did not have 3G connectivity, that did not have a front camera and the rear camera could not record video and at the same time the battery barely lasted a day will completely revolutionize the industry.

The key to success of the iPhone lay in its visionary concept. Apple understood that touchscreens could transform interaction with mobile devices, eliminating the need for physical buttons and taking a completely new approach.

But it wasn’t just about introducing a touch screen, it was necessary to create a radically different operating system to what existed at that time. Apple designed the iPhone and iOS from the ground up, combining simplicity, elegance, and a user experience like no other before.

The presentation of the original iPhone was one of the most important moments for Apple

The design of the iPhone was another of its strong points. Its screen was huge for the time, a screen that Steve Jobs forced to change after the presentation, but just as important was its intuitive form of touch control, they offered an experience that seemed ahead of its time. Despite its initial limitations, the iPhone stood out for being something completely unique, being able to capture both users and the industry.

Over time, Apple solved the shortcomings of the original model, adding applications, advanced connectivity and better cameras. However, the success of the iPhone was not based on the technical specifications of the moment, but on its ability to redefine what a mobile phone could be. It was the starting point for a market transformation that is now in its 18th year.

I am very clear that, Without the iPhone, I wouldn’t be writing these lines right now.. I remember that the first time I saw the original iPhone I felt like I was in the future, I could never see my 2007 phone the same way. It took me four years to get one, but since then it has been the smartphone I have used to this day. It seems unbelievable that 18 years have already passed.

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