Lower-Income Mobile Users Turn to iPhone as Web Browser [View article]
“However, one actually realizes cost savings when the device is used in lieu of multiple digital devices and services, transforming the iPhone from a luxury item to a practical communication and entertainment tool.”
Bingo. That's the money quote in the entire article. For me, the iPhone replaced my iPod nano, a Moto RAZR, and a Palm device that I would carry around daily with a single device. Just that was a huge convenience. Add in the mobile internet actually being usable, the GPS functions, and the other software I have installed, and we really have the first convergence device that lives up to the name.
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“However, one actually realizes cost savings when the device is used in lieu of multiple digital devices and services, transforming the iPhone from a luxury item to a practical communication and entertainment tool.”
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Bingo. That's the money quote in the entire article. For me, the iPhone replaced my iPod nano, a Moto RAZR, and a Palm device that I would carry around daily with a single device. Just that was a huge convenience. Add in the mobile internet actually being usable, the GPS functions, and the other software I have installed, and we really have the first convergence device that lives up to the name.