Why the iPhone will change the (PC) world

A friendly User Interface is the major feature of information technology that has enabled the widespread proliferation of computer technology and therefore - of e-Business. The standard icon based technology we see today in Windows, was developed initially by Xerox way back when and pioneered by Apple in the early versions of the Mac. Microsoft, of course, widely commercialized it in the Windows Operating System, but it has remained unclanged in its basics for almost 25 years. Now Steven Jobs has demo'd the iPhone, which could mark not just a new and innovative cell phone, but a remarkable change in user interfaces, one that could soon be reflected in the next generation of user interfaces for personal computers. It could therefore also cause major changes in e-business. Why the iPhone will change the (PC) world