More industry publications weigh in on iPhone, forecasting a less than rosey outlook. This from Mercury News…
“My perspective since I first learned about it is, `Wow, this is really cool.’ But `really cool’ doesn’t mean success right away,” said Neil Strother, an analyst who covers the mobile phone business for NPD Group, a research firm.
And this year’s “things we say that come back to bite us right in the ass” award goes to Palm CEO Ed Colligan, who was interviewed back in November ‘06 during a Churchil Club event by the New York Time’s John Markoff about his thoughts on Apple’s secret development of a mobile phone device. Colligan proudly boasted…
“PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.”
Oh, Ed. I feel your pain. If only I hadn’t consumed that last Gin and tonic at the company Christmas party I might not have told my boss he looked sexy in that suit he was wearing. He still gives me nervous looks as we pass each other.
On a serious note, it remains to be seen just how “right” Apple may have gotten it. But Apple’s vision of mobile software certainly forces the moguls of mediocrity Triumvirate of telephony (RIM, Palm, and Nokia) to rethink product strategies and begin taking software development more seriously. That is especially true of Palm whose orphaned Operating System, the beleaguered PalmOS Garnet, has languished.
This is your wake up call, boys! Pick up the phone before the market hangs up on you.
The tech world’s greatest child custody battle continues; it’s Kramer vs. Kramer, or Apple vs. Cisco. Who will win, who will lose. Slowly I turn…Niagra Falls!
Read the story on MarketWatch.
AppleInsider has posted some really great shots (from behind the giant Bell glass display case) of the iPhone on display at MacWorld.
Wall Street Journal columnist, Walt “Uncle Walty” Mossberg says iPhone beats out the BlackJack and Palm’s new Treo 750. High praise indeed coming from such an Apple shill unbiased product reviewer.
“…But if you’re in the market for a smart phone and can afford $499, you might want to wait until June for the Apple iPhone. The Apple entry is so full of promise that anyone buying a smart phone in 2007 should at least wait for the full reviews and a chance to try it out.”
Carl Weinschenk from ITBusinessEdge calls the iPhone a “Milestone in Business Mobility”. But can Apple really lure corporate customers with what is clearly a consumer play? I don’t see that happening. iPhone is, by design, an entertainment device…not a business oriented mobile productivity tool like the Treo or Blackberry. It would be nice to see the IT world embrace such a lavish smartphone, but it’s going to take much more than style and software elegance to dislodge Blackberry.
The National Post has published an interesting story about Apple’s sudden appearance in the smartphone market, how its presence will impact all major players, notably Palm and RIM. For better or worse iPhone certainly forces both companies to rethink their product strategies and take software more serious, which hasn’t been the case for RIM and Palm.
Still, that doesn’t mean iPhone will be an instant success…
“Apple’s success is not a fait accompli - Wireless is hard!” Mr. Abramsky wrote in a research note. “RIM’s experience, enterprise focus, and strengths (battery life, e-mail, keyboard, network, carrier distribution) may limit i Phone’s threat.” However, he acknowledges that iPhone’s thin and sleek design, features and already powerful iTunes and Apple brands could prove a hit, which could damage RIM’s consumer momentum.”
ComputerWorld has posted a list of top questions that remain unanswered about iPhone. Things like…oh, I don’t know…whether it will be offered unlocked, or whether battery life will suck. I know these questions are certainly on my mind.
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Macworld attendees have been busy capturing the iPhone in video. One user posted a really good product demo given to attendees by Apple, which shows off more of the device’s features in action. Nothing that we haven’t already seen, just done by someone other than Jobs. Enjoy.
  
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