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Quest for the Droid Crowds: Not So Epic

The DROID target market had to go to work.

Skype Is Coming to iPhone, BlackBerry: WiFi Only, for Now

I use Google Talk and can make perfectly clear calls between China, U.S., Australia. I wonder if the Google phone will have this feature...

Apple Imitations: Just Like the iPhone, Only Crappier

Innovation doesn't make stock prices go up. Sales do.

Not Buying It: Sanford Analyst Toni Sacconaghi's iPhone Hit Job

Some make fun of NASCAR fans because of the corporate logos plastered on the cars and clothing. But Apple fans put them to shame.

Apple price target: $1,000,000

Apple's iChat and China: The Perfect Marriage

QQ's network is already accessible from mobile phones, the only thing they would need to add is a camera on the front of the phone. Is that impossible for Samsung, LG and TCL?

How Can Apple Keep the iPod Relevant?

It won't be long before you find iPod Nanos in your Frosted Flakes.

Amazon's New MP3 Store No Threat To Apple's iTunes

When I look at gross margins that big, I think of the cereal business.

As for Amazon, I've already switched to it. If they ever do podcasts I'll be set.

Free Video Downloads Will Overtake iTunes Soon -- Study

I watch Lost online already, I have to sit through 3 30-sec ads. I don't like commercials, but paying $1 for 1:30 of time is $40 an hour. How many peoples' time is worth $40 an hour?

I'm sure iTunes can still make money, even in a world of free content, because there is tons of content to deliver in a myriad of ways. But the Internet allows for perfect competition, and free goods and services can wipe a market out in a short period of time.

Free Video Downloads Will Overtake iTunes Soon -- Study

Why would I pay iTunes even $1 for a show I can get for free on NBC, Fox, or ABC.com?

Waiting Until AppleTV Flops to Buy Apple Stock

How many people are going to hack their AppleTVs?
The one thing the author misses, but posters constantly demonstrate, is that Steve Jobs knows how to give his brand cult status and people are invested in it. It doesn't matter if Apple TV sucks, the Apple fans will make it work.

Despite the Rumors, iPhone is Not for China

If the screen is touch sensitive, how hard would it be to make an app that turns the screen into a writing tablet? Motorola has a touch sensitive keypad for writing characters, but the iPhone could blow it away. (Plus most phones do use QWERTY input for pinyin)

However, as I am not a Kool-Aid drinker, I do not disagree with your other points. A locked phone is DOA. I believe there could be some great features on the phone, but if Apple ignores the market someone will eat their lunch. Not that that's ever happened before.