Murphy Mac

Does Palm's Pre Have Anything on the iPhone or Storm?

I don't think Paris Hilton was the driving force behind runaway iPhone success. It'll take a lot more than shots in People Magazine to compete with iPhones and Blackberries.

iPhone is just getting started. Do you know how many times analysts declared the iPod space was saturated - nobody left to sell them to? Wrong quarter after quarter. Repeat coming with iPhones.

Blackberry users rival Apple fans in terms of loyalty. Not quite as loyal - but it would take a lot for them to consider switching to Sprint for a device that may or may not be part of a company (Palm) on the verge of bankruptcy.

Can Anything Displace the iPhone in Consumer's Eyes?

I agree with comment #1 - Peter Cooper. It's so easy to forget who really makes up the user base. Most iPhone customers are far more interested in the fact that it now comes in white than whether or not it's open. Eavesdrop on some conversations in the Apple Store and you'll know, they don't even know it's NOT open, or what open is.

Android will appeal to the linux boys. But the iPhone has the Apple marketing machine behind it. Macs are stealing market share from Windows at an amazing rate, not linux. I'd expect Android to experience the same thing.