thinking ahead

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

The KILLER AP is iChat -- except Apple forgot to include that (or the backward camera necessary for anybody else to do it either). The iPhone (or any other phone) screen is kind of small to watch most video content on for an extended period. But 2-way video conferencing is another matter. I expect that if Apple doesn't figure this out, somebody else will. You think people like talking on their stupid phones now? Wait until they can see each other. They will never shut up! But the handset maker will be quietly becoming very rich. And the first mover has the opportunity to establish the standards necessary for competing phones to participate in the great American YAK YAK YAK.