[Plumres]

I think Apple has made the same mistake they made years ago when they lost out to Windows. The limit the market for their product. I waited years for the iphone to come to Verizon and last month I got tried of waiting and went with the Android. I am very happy with the Android and iphone losses my business.

[RightWingConspirator]

I agree. It was a mistake for Apple to limit the iPhone to AT&T. I would have liked to have an iPhone but I wasn’t willing to dump my long-time carrier for AT&T.

[hecht]

I have Verizon and have had a droid for a year. Actually its my third. it breaks easily. If Verizon truly gets the Iphone after the New Year , I’ll be their first customer, Of course I’ll be competing with millions for that honor.

[nodumbblonde]

Can I ask what phone you were using before you went to the Android? I love my BlackBerry but it’s the only brand of smartphone I’ve ever had and wondered what, if anything, I was missing out on.

[ReignOfError]

I think Apple has made the same mistake they made years ago when they lost out to Windows.

That "mistake" is to let someone else have the market share bragging rights, let other hardware manufacturers race to the bottom with low-margin commodity hardware, and dab away their tears with the big honking fistfuls of money they're making.

[antiRepublicrat]

Marketshare matters only for one thing here: developer support. If a platform goes below critical mass then developers will flee. But it appears Apple has far more than enough unit sales to keep developers interested.