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  • May 11, 2007
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  • No difference. The XBox and PS3 aren't "traditional" smart phones, and neither is the iPhone. There are multiple definitions what a "smart phone" is, and you are free to call the iPhone a smart phone, but Chris is correct that for "traditional" smart phone users it is critically important to more or less freely pick from a wide range of applications (like on computers). Go out and ask these people, if you don't believe it. The first widely successful smart phone was the Nokia Communicator many years ago, which created a lot of buzz internationally and its successor models are still quite popular (outside North America). The leading smart phone vendors like Nokia, Motorola, etc. have extensive 3rd party developer programs to support free creation of 3rd party software - similar to PCs. When Nokia launched the N95 in New York, they emphasized this openness for 3rd party software, and call their devices "multimedia computers" to further make their point. While it would be quite natural for Apple to do that in the future, too, for the iPhone - given its high quality base of Mac OS X developers - Steve Jobs has stated clearly that the announced 1st iPhone will run only Apple-approved 3rd party software. There is nothing bad about this. It just means that the iPhone targets a different user segment than traditional smart phones do. Some people here, who like to iPhone but try to argue away the difference to traditional smart phones, prove this point.
    DrMac had this to say on Feb 03, 2007 Posts: 3
    Has the iPhone Killed the Video iPod?
  • Apple will need all its energy to get a hold in the cellphone market, i.e. create various iPhone variants for the global market needs (the announced iPhone model will hardly sell anywhere else than North America), keep up with the fast model replacement cycle of the phone industry (since phones are much more personal and fashionable than computers or music players), go to lower price points ("iPhone nano") etc. That's much higher risk but also more potential revenue than video iPods. At the same time they also try a new market with AppleTV and cannot afford to neglect the Mac (still half of their business). So I'd say the video iPod is wishful thinking.
    DrMac had this to say on Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 3
    Has the iPhone Killed the Video iPod?
  • I think this analysis is spot on. Another analysis came to the same end result, i.e. that the iPhone is for people who are willing to paz for an entertainment device with phone. http://mobileopportunity.blogspot.com/2007/01/shape-of-smartphone-and-mobile-data.html
    DrMac had this to say on Jan 31, 2007 Posts: 3
    Has the iPhone Killed the Video iPod?