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“If Reuters is to be believed, the BlackBerry 9800 set to be unveiled next Tuesday will destroy the iPhone. I’m not sure how yet. But it just will,” Siegler writes. “Nevermind the fact that it’s at least the tenth or so phone to earn such a moniker — and the iPhone is not only still alive, but thriving — it just will.”
“The problem with the term “iPhone killer” is that it has lost all meaning. Crying it has become the modern day equivalent of crying “wolf”. The G1 was an iPhone killer. The BlackBerry Storm was an iPhone killer. The Palm Pre was an iPhone killer. The Nexus One was an iPhone killer. The list goes on,” Siegler writes. “All of those devices are now dead or dying.”
“The fundamental question here: is the BlackBerry 9800 going to kill the iPhone? No. Is it going to hurt the sales of the iPhone? Probably not. Is it going to be a popular device? Probably, but that has absolutely nothing to do with the iPhone,” Siegler writes. “One day ]iPhone] will die. But the killer holding the knife will be Apple — either because they’ve mismanaged the product, or because they’ve moved on to something else.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Killer.
Finally, someone gets it. How many will Apple sell? As many as they can get made. When will the iPhone die? When Apple replaces it or ends the iPhone line.
These guys need to either make the cheep throw away cell phones or do something else. The smart phone market is Apples!
These headline drafters need to start saying “iPhone survivor” for the newest smartphone wannabe. That way one could claim victory if the phone lasts more than a year on the market. How long did the Google Nexus One “superphone” last? Six months?
That is an image, Steve Jobs holds gun to the iPhone just before releasing it’s replacement. Wow! that will not help the “halo” image with then white robe!
I don’t think they are using that right.
Shouldn’t they be designated as “potential”, or “attempted” iPhone killers until they have actually killed something?
Until that gets hashed out . . .
Bring it!
The only beef I have with Apple is that it *really* should anticipate the demand for the iPhone better. Apple can’t be “surprised” about the demand year after year ya know…
Tomorrow the iPhone will be available in my country but they have allocated way way too small a number to satisfy the need for even 1 day…and it has been like that for a few years now.
Why do I have to wait for weeks (last year 2 months for 3GS) for my phone after the release if I don’t live in the US time and time again? I really wish Steve would do something about this…
Other than that I think Apple is the best company in the world.
Just another asswipe journalist crapping all over himself. What a bunch of juvinile dumbass clowns.
You would think that somebody out there would get a clue and reinvent the dumbphone while everyone else is chasing the iPhone.
SUPER cell signal
simple Date/Time
simple Contacts (syncable with EVERYTHING)
simple, elegant interface
beautiful design
all carriers
$129.00
@X
Just another asswipe reader crapping all over himself. What a juvinile dumbass clown.
That is about right.
@X @Y
“juvenile”
the rest is ok
: )
@justified
good call.
call it the justPhone
@ Franco
How do you propose Apple better predict the number of future unit sales of any product, let alone a new one or one that’s still relatively young? Not even market analysts have got that one right yet who try to predict the future for a living (or weatherman for thar matter). Of course Apple can reasonably assume that the iPhone will do very well but the specifics of any future event just cannot be determined. And even if Apple did event a crystal ball, their predictions would still be slapped with a warning saying that actual results could differ.
@ justified
GREAT! I would take one in a minute.
@ justified,
Call it the disposable phone. Oh wait, thats just $50 and you throw it away after the crime.
Nokia has that market cornered.
MDN needs to include that crossed-out list of iPhone-killers with these stories.
OK, I’m out running around takin’ care o’ bizness (love that old BTO classic). I’m walking down the block and the early afternoon sun is shining full on my iPhone 4 Retina Display.
My reaction?
Did I try shading the screen with my free hand? No.
Did I turn so the sun wasn’t hitting the screen directly? No.
Did I let loose with a torrent of language that would let all within a city block know of my frustration? No.
“Well, then, what did you do?” you might ask. Good question, and I’d be happy to answer it.
I smiled (one of those little grins that make people wonder what you’ve done, or double-check their seat before the sit down), and looked up to see just where the sun was at. Then turned my hand so the sun was shining on the screen at 90 degree angle, then moved my head around so that I was reading from different reflection angles.
And then I broke into a big smile knowing that my iPhone display is brighter than the Sun (albeit much closer).
Kill THAT, wanna-be’s!
anyone, “iPhone Killer”
Inigo Montoya, “I do not think it means what you think it means.”
Well, perhaps it will turn out to be iPhone killer. But not iPhone 4 killer. You see, many of other companies are still trying to compete against original iPhone.
Dear MacDaily News, Please, post my article That I just written prior to this one, I couldn’t funded. / Mr. Rosado
Good question, and I’d be happy to answer it.
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