David Armano and Bruce Nussbaum have created an interesting discussion regarding the Apple Iphone and its impact on the cell market and product development in the U.S.
There’s a lot of information about the cell phone market, product development and the future on full service digital devices
Very interesting discussion. To
complicate matters, it looks like LG has already developed a similar product that may be able to compete depending on features.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/11/iphone-and-lg-ke850-separated-at-birth/
Graham Hill points us to Tomi Ahonen for some very interesting information and stats on the Iphone and cell market. The stats from Graham’s post are very interesting and show an uphill
battle for Apple to get to 10 million. Especially if LG and others get
rolling.
I also think you’ll see a higher than usual number of "early
adopters" for the Iphone because of it’s cool factor. Another question
is, in a smartphone power user market, can apple provide the
connectivity and programs that business users live on.