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Apple's Greatest Idea Yet

Steve Jobs would love this article as his marketing messages are being replayed "this changes everything".... Reality is Apple has indeed shaken the industry but undermining the stregths of Nokia, Google, Motorola, BlackBerry would not help Apple a bit. Look outside the US and how Apple has performed in 20+ markets it launched last quarter. Jason, it is unlikely iPhone would be sold for $199 in China. Unlike the US, its hard to keep track of consumers after they buy and therefore phone cannot be subsidized. The same reason why iPhone is sold for $600 in India and has been a failure.

Is iPhone Leading the Way in Smartphone Evolution?

You are comparing apples to oranges. Count the number of applications available for iPhone and those available for other Smartphones. Maybe 100 to 1. And compare the interface that iPhone provides vs lets say a Windows Mobile device. The fact that 66% of other smartphone owners have gone through the pain of downlaoding applications speaks much about how interested they are in applications. Give these 66% an easy to use app store and they would go bonkers.