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Smartphones: The Mobile Industry Is About to Get 'Blown Apart'

@O'Kane: can't increase the ringer volume on the iPhone? As in, w/the big rocker switch on the side, next to the physical (thank you, Apple!) ringer mute switch?

Omissions from my earlier post; thanks for the reminders:

- agree, it's way more than a phone
- the podcast ease of use has turned out to be unexpectedly huge for me
- I'm long AAPL w/no plans to change soon

Smartphones: The Mobile Industry Is About to Get 'Blown Apart'

Congratulations on some of the most subjective use of charts I've seen in a while; the article is better off (and actually pretty good) w/o them. That said, I find myself wondering what they'll look like after next month's iPhone 3.0 software update and the subsequent rush of not just new apps but also hardware that can work intelligently w/the iPhone. I don't see anyone else tapping into that market yet. As usual, Apple innovates and others follow.

Recession Takes a Bite Out of Mac Sales

I have all the netbook I need with the iPhone in my pocket. Apple got a nice chunk o' change from the *two* that I bought just before Christmas, not to mention the other five people in my group at work who've also bought them. Now we're buying apps (more $$$ for Apple), and when the new iMacs come out I'll probably get one and dump my Windows machine. Yes, I'm entering the Reality Distortion Field ... and loving it. Disclosure: I'm long AAPL, and will stay that way for some time to come, because this company builds great stuff and is the cash-printing machine it deserves to be. Maybe while the SEC is investigating the SJ health disclosures they can also shed some light in those dark, dirty corners where the AAPL shorts spew their misinformation. Throw 'em in the cage w/Madoff and the rest.