I don't care either. Maybe it's the same reason they call short people Lofty or bald people Curly. Or maybe not.
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"iPhone killer" - I think this is a stupid phrase... opinions?
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My gf called Verizon this week to cancel her contract and get an iPhone. They always ask why you're canceling and when she told them the Verizon rep said "Well did you know that we have the Blackberry Storm?"
I almost suffocated laughing... and the rep wasn't even referring to the Storm 2 that's expected this month.
I almost suffocated laughing... and the rep wasn't even referring to the Storm 2 that's expected this month.
no business sensibility
Most of the people touting "product killer" have zero marketing/sales training, and thus have no clue what kind of products will actually gain decent sized market share.
A few extra pixels and a few more MHz just don't make that much difference for some product categories. And the first company to market with "cool feature" often isn't the one that makes it a profitable and market share success.
Most of the people touting "product killer" have zero marketing/sales training, and thus have no clue what kind of products will actually gain decent sized market share.
A few extra pixels and a few more MHz just don't make that much difference for some product categories. And the first company to market with "cool feature" often isn't the one that makes it a profitable and market share success.
In the current term, I agree with you. HOWEVER, due to the less-than-innovative improvement of the 3GS over the 3G, one has to wonder if Apple has run out of ideas for the next hardware version of the iPhone. At the same time, Nokia's upcoming phone looks pretty killer (not an iPhone killer, but it could possibly be an equal ... (thinking) ... well... minus the iPod, iTunes, and App Store. But it has everything else that the iPhone has. And yes, it has a sweet user interface.
Newest Nokia phone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au_uRmoy8Fs
(kinda puts Apple commercials to shame, eh?)
I did. I'm Saying the only phone that would be better than the current iPhone, would be a new generation of iPhone
I think this is the real key to it. Every time I've bought a mobile phone I've sort of just gone around the key players and generally chosen whatever gave me the most for my money. Then been constantly but vaguely unsatisfied with it until it was time to replace it. I ignored the iPhone for about a year because it seemed overpriced and underpowered and I didn't trust the hype.
When I eventually picked one up I played with it for about 30 minutes, dragged myself out of the shop then whined constantly to my boyfriend about how I wanted one until I eventually did buy one. I was completely blown away by it. I'd never actually liked a mobile phone until the iPhone.
Ha ha!! I saw that when the 3GS first came out - what a foolish thing to do; I bet he got distracted by those sunbathing butts
Should be titled "iPhone remains cool, as tool drops it in pool"
In sales market share.
The 3GS market share is going up. Whereas the number of brand new NIB 2G iPhones currently being sold is probably near zero.
Standard product replacement cycle in the retail channel.
According to Walt Mossberg, the iPhone's equal might be arriving on October 11 (six days from now).
"Walt Mossberg, the WSJ's top gadget reviewer, provides a full synopsis of the device here, and recommends it as well, calling the device "a worthy competitor to the iPhone"
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Review-Sprints-HTC-Hero-Is-paidcontent-3732694335.html?x=0&.v=2
"Walt Mossberg, the WSJ's top gadget reviewer, provides a full synopsis of the device here, and recommends it as well, calling the device "a worthy competitor to the iPhone"
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Review-Sprints-HTC-Hero-Is-paidcontent-3732694335.html?x=0&.v=2
What do you mean "arriving", this has been out in the UK for months!. My friend has one... the same friend who wanted an iPhone. I have another friend who wanted iPhone, but went with HTC touch HD, and progressively regretted being a cheapskate, as a result. The iPhones "equal" has been "imminent" for two years... whatever!.
Competitor?... possibly, but don't ALL these devices compete with iPhone?. Killer?... it's HTC, so it has failed before it has even been released.
Until you have OWNED iPhone, you really don't know what you're missing.