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Apple's $199 iPhone Is a Game-Changer

I agree with you. What hasn't been mentioned is the youth market. The initial price was beyond the range of most of the youth market. A subsidized price will help; but it will be the new games that will push youth sales higher soon after June. Universities are already experimenting with iPhone/iPod Touch Wi-Fi campus communications, giving new freshmen one or the other.

The number of useable software programs will explode by Christmas creating more good word of mouth. Apple will be developing microprocessors for hand held functions for their devices with the engineers of the recent acquisition. Their many patents portend an integrated view of the technological future for personal use where only they can provide the integrated solution.