I think that anyone that doesn&#x27;t remember the iPhone as being a wild crazy success was just not paying attention - and the numbers back that up.<p>The 3GS was when it <i>exploded</i> but it was already a big success by that point.<p>What people have to remember is the success of the iPhone is practically <i>unprecedented</i> in terms of adoption. It&#x27;s incredibly rare to come out and dominate an industry like that when you&#x27;re a new entrant into the space.<p>Even if the iPhone had continued it&#x27;s July-September sales curve it would have been a success. It just got <i>even more-so</i> when the other versions came out.