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Jonathan Ive: More Valuable to Apple than Steve Jobs?

"Any other entrants into Apps markets are simply also-rans.... no vision but great at copycatting. Huh. Petition indeed! What a joke."

Right, Windows Mobile had a 6-7 year head start, and what did they do: copy Windows (desktop) complete with Start menu. It took Apple to be innovative in this space, and now everyone is copying them.

Jonathan Ive: More Valuable to Apple than Steve Jobs?

The gPhone could very well go the way of the Amiga. Better in many respects than the Mac, yet clunky, cheap-looking, and toy-like.

Of course, history says that Windows Mobile 7 will come along and destroy both. That's where my analogy breaks down...

Cellphone Showdown: Meet the GPhone

It seems in its efforts to remain a "premium" brand, Apple has mostly stayed away from getting in the ad business. Sure, they list "top picks" on iTunes, but that's not quite the same thing as displaying another NetFlix ad. Apple knows that ads cheapen products.

And, just as important, ad revenues are unpredictable. They don't want their stock value tied to the marketing decisions of other companies.

Will 'Free' Make Money for Netflix?

Do we know that this content will be free forever? More likely this is a smart strategy to get the boxes in homes, then sell premium content for profit. Without a hard drive or large cache, however, I'm not sure how they can stream quality HD to most homes for several years, if not more.