[Terpfen]

I have never seen a Linux (smart)phone out in the wild. Plenty of RAZRs or el cheapo Samsung flip phones, quite a number of iPhones and Blackberries, but never a Linux-based phone. Not even a G1. Of course, South Florida isn't the entire globe, which is the perspective this author writes from.

What I find strange is his premise that Apple's global market share is small, but that the American press covers Apple product announcements extensively. Could it be because Apple is increasing its influence in the American market, Mr. Shilov? Sony is very blatant about their copying Apple's aesthetics and computer concepts...

[earlyapex]

A lot of the more recent Motorola phones (last 2 years), such as the RAZR2, are Linux based.

[MediaMole]

Demographics rather than raw numbers give Apple its strength. Their products are bought by consumers who spend money and care about what they buy.

The mass of Dell and HP computers are corporate purchases. The majority of Apple computers are personal purchases.

iPhones may not be the mass-market choice, but in the US smartphone market, there are Blackberries, iPhones and everything else. Cheap cell phones are just commodity items that don’t fill the same niche as a smartphone.