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Originally Posted by ericn1300
not really revolutionary, just evolutionary and getting the best press so far. Apple is an awesome marketing company and it looks like they sold you. Apple is going against established big time companys this time, totaly unlike it's big strikes in the past.
Apple started the PC revolution all alone in the market and now has what, a single digit share except in a good year. the Ipod when tied to Itunes was a good call, taking an illegal market with no legitament competion legal by providing the infrastructure and an attractive price point.
this time Apple is moving into one of the most cut throat industries out there and the market is saturated. unlike the Ipod, this time they will really have to deliver a marketing program to justify why their product is worth more than the dozens of others on the market and make a decent profit on the limited market share i think they'll capture by over pricing.
they might have a few gimmacks that will differentiate their produt for a couple of weeks before the competition steps in. competion is good, a killer phone from Apple will mean better, cheaper phones for us all.
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Did you not bother to read my first post? We practically agree.
This phone is entering a market that is indeed saturated, with un-userfriendly interfaces and complex setup steps. Apple is taking the thinking out of the smart phone and making it more accessible to a younger crowd. They aren't trying to ENTER the smart phone market, they're CHANGING the smart phone market.