Doug, Mtn. View, CA

3G iPhone Impact on AT&T and Verizon

"...but trust me the Samsung Instinct, RIM and LG's new products are going to give (Apple) a run for their money."

Sorry, but I don't trust you, User 191984. Your analytic skills are blinded by price tags, as BS Detector has pointed out. Those who see Apple products as just hardware don't understand the Apple phenomenon, much less its customers. It's the overall experience that people purchase, which includes not just the hardware but also the software and the ease of use. The REAL ease of use, not some silly advertising bullet point that all hardware manufacturers claim. Apple's claims are the real deal.

For instance, I gladly pay twice as much for an Apple CPU because my time is worth money to me. LOTS of money. You look at a CPU purchase as a one-time investment; I see it as a long-term investment. You spend hours monthly, maintaining your cheapo Asian PC clone in an effort to thwart viruses, as if your time is worth nothing. I, on the other hand, have NEVER had to concern myself over such nonsense. Instead, I can spend my time doing my work rather than trying to keep this electronic "tool" oiled, greased, dustfree, and out of the sun.

So go ahead and buy your cheap junk hardware. I'm sure you'll be delighted with it. But Apple customers think on a different plane than you do.

$1.2 Billion in iPhone Apps? Not Likely.

I wasn't paying attention at the time, but I wonder what analysts in 1977 thought of the old Apple ][, and how many this new company called Apple could possibly sell. And then along came a program called Visi-Calc.

I'm not saying that there is a Visi-Calc for iPhone in the wings, or that one will ever be there. Only that one never knows what sort of clever and useful applications will be offered by the thousands of developers who have signed up to write for the iPhone.

I'm especially skeptical of any journalist's ability to see into the future.