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First sentence: right on. Second: won't happen.

mattmaroon 18y ago
Time will tell. I'm pretty sure it will though. iPhone is 1 device on 1 network, Android will be dozens of devices across almost all networks. It's Mac vs. Windows all over again.
- sdurkin 18y ago
  You're assuming nobody learned their lesson. Although, that's not necessarily a bad assumption, given Apple's attitude thus far. I'm going to take a wait-and-see approach on this one.
  - mattmaroon 18y ago
    Steve Jobs doesn't learn lessons.
- tsetse-fly 18y ago
  iPhone is 1 device on 1 network, Windows Mobile is hundreds of devices across all networks. "Gartner Q3 2008 data shows iPhone passes Windows Mobile": http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=354 http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=354
  - mattmaroon 18y ago
    So is Blackberry.
  - pistoriusp 18y ago
    1 network? It's incredibly easy to buy an unlocked iPhone in certain countries, and I mean... Unlocked by Apple, not cracked. Whilst I understand that you're referring to North America you should consider that the iPhone is sold in a lot of other countries.
    - tsetse-fly 18y ago
      The iPhone is also locked to one carrier in the following countries: UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Japan, Venezuela and many more. Unlocked iPhones are offered in relatively few countries. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937
      - mattmaroon 18y ago
        Which, by total GDP, is like 90% of its market.
    - ruslan 18y ago
      Officially unlocked iPhone is so much over-priced ($1000) that nobody bothers to buy it. At least here in Russia.
  - josefresco 18y ago
    That's current sales, not factoring in the devices that already exist which would give a large edge to WinMO.
    - mattmaroon 18y ago
      Actually even there, Microsoft's claims for Win Mo devices shipped this year is >14 million. If that's true it's nudging out iPhone or at least real damn close.
- gaius 18y ago
  I was in the T-mobile store yesterday and the salesman advised me not to buy a G1 until (list of problems) were resolved with a new version of the software. Right now there's the G1 on T-mobile, Storm on Vodafone and iPhone on O2. iPhone is the clear leader and I can't see that changing anytime soon.
- herval 18y ago
  JavaME is dozens of devices across almost all networks, and that never meant success for the platform (if compared to the 1 device 1 network that apple introduced)...

Time will tell. I'm pretty sure it will though. iPhone is 1 device on 1 network, Android will be dozens of devices across almost all networks. It's Mac vs. Windows all over again.

sdurkin 18y ago
You're assuming nobody learned their lesson. Although, that's not necessarily a bad assumption, given Apple's attitude thus far. I'm going to take a wait-and-see approach on this one.
- mattmaroon 18y ago
  Steve Jobs doesn't learn lessons.
tsetse-fly 18y ago
iPhone is 1 device on 1 network, Windows Mobile is hundreds of devices across all networks. "Gartner Q3 2008 data shows iPhone passes Windows Mobile": http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=354 http://blogs.zdnet.com/cell-phones/?p=354
- mattmaroon 18y ago
  So is Blackberry.
- pistoriusp 18y ago
  1 network? It's incredibly easy to buy an unlocked iPhone in certain countries, and I mean... Unlocked by Apple, not cracked. Whilst I understand that you're referring to North America you should consider that the iPhone is sold in a lot of other countries.
  - tsetse-fly 18y ago
    The iPhone is also locked to one carrier in the following countries: UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Japan, Venezuela and many more. Unlocked iPhones are offered in relatively few countries. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937 http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1937
    - mattmaroon 18y ago
      Which, by total GDP, is like 90% of its market.
  - ruslan 18y ago
    Officially unlocked iPhone is so much over-priced ($1000) that nobody bothers to buy it. At least here in Russia.
- josefresco 18y ago
  That's current sales, not factoring in the devices that already exist which would give a large edge to WinMO.
  - mattmaroon 18y ago
    Actually even there, Microsoft's claims for Win Mo devices shipped this year is >14 million. If that's true it's nudging out iPhone or at least real damn close.
gaius 18y ago
I was in the T-mobile store yesterday and the salesman advised me not to buy a G1 until (list of problems) were resolved with a new version of the software. Right now there's the G1 on T-mobile, Storm on Vodafone and iPhone on O2. iPhone is the clear leader and I can't see that changing anytime soon.
herval 18y ago
JavaME is dozens of devices across almost all networks, and that never meant success for the platform (if compared to the 1 device 1 network that apple introduced)...