[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"only companies that have a commanding share of the market could be called dominant"

Disagree. Without profitability, such "dominance" is paper-thin, unsustainable, and doomed.

True dominance is indicated by how much competitors fear, smear and attempt to imitate. Sound familiar?

[PugetSoundSoldier]

Nokia. Sony. Samsung. LG. Which one isn’t profitable?

As far as fear, smear, and imitate, Apple’s doing a good job of all 3 with Nokia, Sony, Samsung and LG...;) Perspective and all.

But I guess if you want to call the 4th or 5th place player in mobile devices the “dominant” player by some newly defined scale, go ahead. Just try to explain how the “dominant” company is so far behind the others in market share, and how it’s being eclipsed by newer technologies (like Android).