For one thing, the first iPhone model wasn't missing that many elementary functions. GPS and 3G were obvious ones, and both were remedied quickly in subsequent models.

For another, the competitors were also all missing at least one vital elementary function: Internet support that didn't suck.

So I don't think there are a lot of comparisons to be drawn between a yet-to-be-released VR platform that, ultimately, nobody is really asking for, and a phone that almost everybody who wasn't named Steve Ballmer, Mike Lazaridis, or Ned Ludd desperately wanted.

(Admittedly I said the same thing about the watch -- who in the world wants a watch? -- and that was way off-base given how much demand there turned out to be.)