&gt; &gt; Apple invented the smartphone (and the tablet)<p>&gt; No they didn&#x27;t<p>While you&#x27;re technically correct, the iPhone was such a leap over any previous effort that it basically redefined the meaning of the word. If you showed an iPhone 1 to someone today, they&#x27;d at least recognise it as an (old) smartphone. A blackberry from the same era? I very much doubt it, and frankly I&#x27;d agree. The word now means &quot;iphone 1 or better&quot;.<p>You&#x27;re right about myspace though (and friendster before them)