When innovation is questioned

I've written about the iPhone before and innovative climate Apple creates where ever it goes. And, by being the pioneer of sorts for innovative technology for the masses, they are constantly and relentlessly questioned. Simply read the infamous Thread 500 from MacRumors when the original iPod emerged...the seeds of doubt were sown deep.

So it is no surprise to watch the questions being hurled at the iPhone. Information Week has a column on the "Top 7 Questions for Steve Jobs" about the phone and some of them are very legitimate. I think the tendency we as consumers (and proud owners) of Apple's innovative products have is to become defensive, but we forget questioning leads to more innovation and development. Apple, or any company for that matter, can't foresee all the user questions and possible problems coming. Questioning should not be seen as the enemy of progress but an arm of innovation.