did phone cases exist before the iPhone?

like, I'm sure there were some, but mostly phones just didn't need cases

@noiob they were mostly cosmetic, but I did have a soft case on one of my candy bar java phones

@noiob I think cases were mostly for larger things like PDAs, pocket PCs and the like

@kyra yeah but those were usually OEM, weren't they?

@noiob where there's a popular device there's infinite injection moulded/pleather garbage to wrap it in

@kyra yeah but devices usually weren't that popular, or they had moving parts that were hard to build a case for

@noiob if you have a factory already you can sell 1% of the things you make and make a massive profit. Petroleum biproducts don't cost a whole lot

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@kyra molds and r&d cost money

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@kyra also people ain't gonna buy cases for their nokias that leave a hole in the floor rather than break when dropped

@noiob there were other phone manufacturers, and also some of those cases were designed to provide grip on smooth plastic handsets rather than protecting them from falls

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