Ultimately cost is always at least part of the problem. You want to compare a niche, point solution to a general solution (always connected, first option for mo

Ultimately cost is always at least part of the problem. You want to compare a niche, point solution to a general solution (always connected, first option for mobile everything). People are wondering why iPad sales have seemingly topped out, while iPhone sales are soaring. Like it's inexplicable magic or beyond the limits of comprehension. The iPhone delivers greater value at a lower cost. Whoa. Crazy. The wireless carrier business is nearly a duopoly in the US, and both are essentially legacy businesses whose pricing models are inconsistent with modern Internet usage. Once a viable modern carrier at scale enters the market (think wireless analog of Google Fiber, deployed everywhere), I'm done with AT&T and Verizon forever.