When Microsoft, BlackBerry and other tech companies CEOs called iPhone ‘flop’

Apple iPhone turns 15 today. It was on June 29 2007 that Steve Jobs introduced iPhone to the world — the phone that continues to rule the market since almost a decade now. The first Apple iPhone went on sale in the US in June 2007, Europe in late 2007, and Asia in 2008 in a 4GB model for $499 (US) and an 8GB model for $599 (US). However, there were many who felt that Apple launching iPhone was a bad idea. Reasons included the starting price of $499, no keboard, Apple’s own OS instead of Windows Phone and more. Here’s what the CEOs of some of the most-powerful smartphone companies said about iPhone.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
“There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. It’s a $500 subsidized item,” said then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.