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The iPhone at 10: share your stories and memories

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone in 2007.
Apple chief executive Steve Jobs unveiling the iPhone in 2007. Photograph: Tony Avelar/AFP/Getty Images

“A widescreen iPod with touch controls, a revolutionary mobile phone, and a breakthrough internet communications device.”

That’s how Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, which was released 10 years ago this Thursday. A revolutionary concept on release, smartphones are now so ubiquitous you’re probably reading this article on one.

We’d like to hear our readers’ views and memories of the product that swallowed the world. What did you make of the iPhone at the time? Did it change your life, and if so, was it for the better? Has the phone dramatically changed the way you work, live, and play, or has it had an insignificant impact?

Have you remained loyal to the device through its various iterations, or have you switched to one of Apple’s competitors?

You can share your thoughts on 10 years of peering at a shiny rectangle by filling out the form below. We’ll put together an article based on your thoughts, views, and memories.

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