Posted on 01/19/2011 1:48:34 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Myself, this is the first phone that I would personally more consider as a great MP3 player that also happens to have phone functions.
??? Nice prediction. Why is it being reported as news.
“begins”
its all pretty funny..
I like this more....
“Cripps believes that it is the “unique and desirable” interface of the platform’s interface, accompanied by a design and user experience that will enable it to begin to rival Apple’s iPhone.”
So I guess the “explosion” will occur in the third world dumping ground of old technology?
While I agree with your overall premise, I'm not so sure it translates to good news for Apple.
The problem is that Apple's OS goes on Apple hardware.
The other OS's are designed for (and being used on) hardware made by a wide variety of manufacturers.
What it looks like to me, is a situation that's surprisingly similar to the early days of personal computing.
In the beginning, Apple dominated the market, but that quickly changed once the multitude of manufacturers began building platforms that ran MS-DOS, and then Windows.
Apple nearly went out of business then, primarily because of their (Jobs') policy of maintaining tight control over hardware and software. Their market share dropped to the floor.
Apple's current success lies in their introduction of ground-breaking products; but other manufacturers are moving into those markets, especially as competitors to iPhone. Apple's share in that market is going to drop, just like it did back in the PC days.
Agree.
Just look at how fast Android came on.
As I point out at my very large software company: Android went from 6% market share to 26% market share faster than we can change a price of one piece of software.
We have been warned about land-wars in Asia ... They'll never learn.
http://hothardware.com/cs/forums/t/52864.aspx
“the WP7 app store is growing at a faster rate than Android’s app store when it launched, so there’s definitely positive news to go around. But it will still be a few quarters in our mind before we can tell if WP7 really has traction in a world already dominated by iOS, Android and BlackBerry.”
Of course, when the sales went from zero to one, growth rate is infinite. Therefore, Windows for Phones 7 has already been the fastest growing Smartphone System.
You are homing in on why I got the Fender Mytouch. Heck, we used it for practice in two of my bands. We had a competition in on rehearsal where one guy with an iPod and I raced to see who could find a song the fastest. I won hands down.
My wife and I also spend a lot of time in rental cars. We use Pandora and the phone jack to plug into the aux jack of the rental car and have all of our Pandora stations at our fingertips. It only becomes useless in a couple of places in rural Kentucky...
I think it really comes down to WP7 in competition with Android and Blackberry.
Apple's part in the competition boils down to people's choices of hardware.
They’re comparing the growth rate of Windows Phone apps with the Android when they were first launched.
It will be interesting to see how the market changes with iPhones on Verizon. Apple moved to VZW too late for me, though. I bought a ‘Droid late last year on a 2 year contract. I like it. Unless there’s some drastic change in the smartphone market, I’ll get another ‘Droid in 2012. My wife is probably going to ditch Blackberry for ‘Droid.
... and in those situations, you can always just roll down the windows and listen to live banjo music....
That will come to a screeching halt come Feb 10th. :)
Wow, 3 competing OSes! I wish we had had it in PCs since the beginning. (I mean the x86s.) Stupid Wintel!
... and in those situations, you can always just roll down the windows and listen to live banjo music....
Which always means you want to paddle faster if you hear it!
>>> The other OS’s are designed for (and being used on) hardware made by a wide variety of manufacturers <<<
That’s all vey well and good for a general computing platform, but when you’re talking about shrinking everything down in size and going mobile, then the equations start to change. Sure iOS only runs on apple hardware. They designed it for apple hardware, and that’s why it runs so well.
I’ve had an iPhone (3GS) since ‘09 and an iPad since April ‘10. I’ve had nary a hiccup out of either of them. Battery life is good on the iPhone, and absolutely phenomenal on the iPad.
The things just work. And when a new version of the OS comes out; I don’t have to wait for my hardware vendor to catch up and decide when theyre going to have it ready for their platform.
Eventually my 3GS won’t be able to keep up. But that’s okay. It will still run the old version just fine, and if I find I need or want the new features that my phone can’t deliver because it doesn’t have the oomph to run the new OS, I’ll upgrade to new hardware.
RE: That will come to a screeching halt come Feb 10th.
What makes that date so special and auspicious?
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