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Originally Posted by Runamuck
I didn't say the iPhone sucks, but your interpretation of that leads me to believe you have no desire to debate anything as you are intimidated by facts.
Between May 2007 and Feb 2008, Blackberry's market share for smartphones increased by 6% globally. INCREASED. If the iPhone is a Bberry killer, how could RIM's market share INCREASE? The real market share stolen by Apple has been from Palm and, to a far lesser extent, Nokia/HTC/Windows Mobile, not RIM. This is WHY Microsoft allowed Apple to collaborate and offer tighter Exchange connectivity....they realize that Exchange, not Windows Mobile, is their ticket to revenues in the mobile arena.
My company develops apps (same apps for the most part) for both RIM and now iPhone devices. I follow market share for both devices very carefully. I believe strongly the iPhone will improve over time or we'd not be making the investment in the platform that we are. As a consumer-grade device, it's unique and interesting. But as a phone, it's not the best and not even close to the best. If it WERE, Apple would have ZERO plans to improve the phone features, correct? I assure you, they are putting MOST of their development effort into the phone features right now and encouraging third parties to do likewise. They addressed the enterprise connectivity features explicitly because they knew that they offered an inferior grade of connectivity to enterprise-class email/calendar functions (Exchange).
So to sit there and proclaim it's the best is to argue with Apple, not me. But if you are happy with your view, which is not shared by Apple product strategy, then have fun.
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I've never perceived the iPhone as being a BB-killer, nor do I think that is the intent. Apple just wants in on the action--a piece of the pie, so to speak. I have no use for a smartphone, but I like tech, so the iPhone is perfect for me.
Plus, no matter how good something is, it can always be improved upon.