Lucmee

Wanted, Dead or Alive: The iPhone Killer

The iphone will continue to be the 1st choice item in smart phones due to the same reason the ipod dominates music players... hardware & software integration. The only thing holding the iphone back from taking out BB is AT&T... Lots of folks look at it and want it but don't want to be stuck with AT&T... By the time some company comes out with real competition for the current model... Apple will be bringing out the next innovation... a la ipod. I suspect that there will be a major bump in iphone sales as soon as AT&T's exclusivity is gone... It's also a good bet that the other carriers are making plans to tweak their networks to meet Apple's specs in order to serve iphone customers ASAP when the time comes.

iPhone: Apple Making All the Wrong Moves

While it may not be the "smallest" Lightest" "Thinnest" etc. etc.... I don't think Mr. Jobs was kidding in the least when he mentioned the many many patents on the iPhone that Apple intends to vigorously defend. Imitators will be many... But Apple will be the beneficiary of when it comes to licencing and lawsuits.