Perfected multi-touch touchscreen
Before that we had touchscreen but they sucked.
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2002: FingerWorks makes advances in multi-touch technology
2005: Apple acquires FingerWorks and its patents
2007: iPhone launchesPerfected multi-touch touchscreen
Before that we had touchscreen but they sucked.
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2002: FingerWorks makes advances in multi-touch technology
2005: Apple acquires FingerWorks and its patents
2007: iPhone launches
I really don't think multitouch is what made or broke the original iPhone.