jcsegenmd

Will Consumers Line Up for the Next iPhone?

I am a fan of Apple and have owned their products even during the dark years. Too many people have pointed to their high cost as the most important limiting factor for buying or not buying Apple.

Truth be told, they're cheaper because they last longer (I'm still using my 4-year-old powerbook) and have a substantially higher resale value; quality is too important for me to downgrade to a Yugo, when for less than double the price I can get an Aston Martin

Regarding the iPhone; yeah, I'm hooked, but it's not the hardware that does it (somebody said, it's the software, stupid), because I can get a phone that has a 25 Megapixel camera (surely they're making one by now), or purchase a dedicated iPod that carries ALL of my music not "just" 3000 songs, or get a pda, a clock or watch or any of the other doodads that we need for daily living, because dedicated devices are more capable in their area of "expertise", BUT why, when I can slip something (ONE THING ONLY) in my pocket that does 25 things 98% as well as those dedicated devices?

I will take a wait and see attitude to the 3rd generation of iPhone, but suspect it will have enough new bells and whistles that I'll be willing to fork out another $10/month to get it