Why Apple`s influence is both a boon and detriment to the smartphone market at large
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The biggest company in the world has many imitators, which is both great a horrible at the same time. Apple has a massive influence on the smartphone market. The first iPhone was groundbreaking, revolutionary even. With the emergence and growth in popularity, Android has become a worthy competitor and really the only other choice if you don`t want to walk the iOS road. There are plenty of Android phones to choose from, each with its own special touch from the manufacturer (for better or worse), since Android is open. One could argue that at this point, the influence goes both way between iPhone and Android. iPhone was the first to implement 3D Touch (Force Touch), and Samsung developed something similar that debuted on the Galaxy S8. The iPhone X display was made by Samsung (albeit tweaked and perfected by Apple). There`s a bit of a give-and-take happening now, since Android is getting bigger and better all the time. But Apple still walks tall as a sort of gold standard among smar...