Don't want to be rude, I may be wrong, but I'm not thinking that apple is trying to go after making converts of businesses.
That said they're NOT going after RIMM head on. The blackberry is popular with business people, politicians on the hill.. What politician was that just had their self portrait shot with a picture of their family and their blackberry? These are clearly NOT who apple is going after. If I had to guess. I'd guess apple is going after 20 and 30 somethings who are gadget freaks... your pervebial young urban professional... just out of college... 1-5 years in the workforce, working in the big city, living in the city, spending lots of time on public transportation... Last time I was in chicago one thing really hit me. I walked by Union Station in the business loop and I was AMAZED at all the people rushing to their trains wearing ipods. It just seemed like every other person was wearing and ipod... it was just sensationak... and that's exactly apple's market. the idea that the iphone is going to replace the blackberry as ANY companies standard issue business phone is simply absurd... as absurd as thinking some business is just going to wholesale switch from windows to mac. That's fundamentally not apple's market. I think it is best summed up as what Richard Florida called "the creative class". And you ought to know what that is even if you haven't read up on it because you all, pretty much every one of you on this group, are fundamentally a part of that 'creative class'. So... only indirectly will this will clip the blackberry market... it won't go after blackberry's core market... it's not a device for suits... though I'm sure we'll be suprised to some degree.... blackberry's were starting to appeal to a younger hipper crowd... and now that younger hipper crowd may just go buy an iphone. BTW... one of the things that makes the ipod so appealing is it's an accessory, a fashion statement, and it's HIGHLY visible. The white earbuds are practically an advertisement and a trademark symbol of apple. I suspect that the iphone will do the same as a phone and a communications device... because it's also an mp3 player it will spend more time OUT of the pocket then ever, in the hand... ear buds in the ear. Basically... in five years I suspect when you ride a bus or a train in any major city and look around it's going to seem like every other person is staring into a little screen, earbuds in the ears, playing away with something or another... email, SMS, RSS, videos... or simply listening to music. The only pocketspace functionality apple hasn't tackled is the gaming space. Other than that the iphone has it all. peace, -Mike On 1/11/07, Micki Krimmel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dunno. Have you seen that thing? People pay to get out of contracts all > the time. I think the only reason they might not this time is because of the > hefty pricetag IN ADDITION to the cost of switching carriers. I've switched > a few times but the switch usually includes a free phone from the new > company. > > With any luck, the iPhone will still have a huge impact on the industry > whether it sees widespread adoption or not - because its competitors (i > hope) are scrambling to figure out how to copy it! > > On 1/11/07, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Saw an interesting article > > > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070110/tc_zd/198403 > > > > Makes me wonder why Apple did this to be honest. Limiting yourself > > to one carrier and it appears to be for a while based on tones I am > > reading, you are automaticly handicapping yourself. So unless you > > are on the cingular network, you are just sol, cause you gonna pay > > that 175 early term fee per phone if you are with someone else? > > Nope. > > > > Also for all those worried about the effect on blackberries, etc, I > > don't see it, my comp uses blackberries for a lot of the management, > > they are locked in a mult year deal, not going to change overnight > > just for a "phone that plays music and video".....I really don't see > > this having the impact some are thinking it will....maybe I am nuts, > > maybe I am just a stupid hick from Ohio, but I just don't see the > > appeal at that price and it's a moot point for me anyway as I have > > Verizon and I just reupped...... > > > > It's all very fasinating though... > > > > Heath > > http://batmangeek7.blogspot.com > > > > > > > > > > -- > www.mickipedia.com > www.worldchanging.com > http://blog.revver.com > > NOTICE: Due to Presidential Executive Orders, the National Security Agency > may have read this email without warning, warrant, or notice. They may do > this without any judicial or legislative oversight. You have no recourse or > protection from this unwarranted intrusion save to call for the impeachment > of the current President. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
