General Magic was a company that developed the first smartphone in 1995. However, despite their innovative product, the company did not survive to see the widespread adoption of smartphones. The concept of 'General Magic' in the context of the book 'Super Founders' is likely used to illustrate the point that many successful ideas in business are built on the foundations of previous attempts that did not succeed. In this case, General Magic's early smartphone paved the way for future successful products like Apple's iPhone.
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