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Agreed. Additionally, this takes on a second, perhaps more significant meaning: if the Apple of the smartphone market is the same Apple of the MP3 player marke
by siglesias 16y ago
Agreed.
Additionally, this takes on a second, perhaps more significant meaning: if the Apple of the smartphone market is the same Apple of the MP3 player market, then you're looking at a very different outcome. Think about this harder guys: is designing and building a phone closer to building an iPod or a desktop?
The Mac vs. PC analogy is inadequately nuanced to be taken seriously. The mobile market doesn't resemble the PC market nearly as closely as people would like to think. I'd encourage people to think about it more deeply. The app lead and cost advantages enjoyed by clone makers does not exist in this market. Also this is a consumer driven market and not a business driven market, so factors like design and ease of use weigh in more heavily to buying decisions than they did in the PC market.
- buster 16y agoMP3 players will be replaced by mobile phones anyway ;) I think I'm the last person in my circle of friends that still owns one. And in a few months I'll just use my phone I guess.
- sudont 16y agoWell, there are situations in which a mp3 player is more appropriate. The gym, and anywhere that it could get damaged. As such, I use both my iPod nano and touch both on a daily basis. If the iPhone 4 was made of lab-grown diamond, sure, who'd care, then.
- siglesias 16y agoThat wasn't my point. My point was that folks are marking Apple's fate in mobile as their same fate in the PC market. I'm asking why nobody is referencing their success in the music player market, which they dominated with a similar approach to the one they are taking now with phones.