[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"Free MSM drooling over the iPhone helped sell many, many units."

I see. And the fact that it's an astonishing device with groundbreaking functionality, a paradigm-redefining user interface and a game-changing applications ecosystem didn't count for squat, I suppose.

[No_More_Harkin]

What about the iPhone changed paradigms?
What does game-changing applications ecosystem mean?

[SJSAMPLE]

Agreed.
I prefer PCs, but the iPhone is amazing.
I bought my wife one and would get one for myself if I wasn’t required to carry a Blackberry through Sprint.

That said, I’d place more stock in the article if it didn’t come from a Mac site. Mac cultists are rarely objective.

[Erik Latranyi]

And the fact that it's an astonishing device with groundbreaking functionality, a paradigm-redefining user interface and a game-changing applications ecosystem didn't count for squat, I suppose.

Put up or shut up....what groundbreaking functionality did the iPhone bring that was not present already?

The 3GS had a virtual compass and it was hailed as miraculous.....even though most other platforms offer it.

Don't get me wrong....the interface is slick and functions better than any other out there currently. The package is stylish and trim. It is a nice appliance, but it is not worthy of the foaming at the mouth witnessed in the MSM every time a new iteration is released.