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Originally Posted by barky81
If it is your position that the consumer market has been crying out for a good $600 phone, I think you are alone in that belief. That is a niche market.
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It's not my position that the market has been crying out for one, just that if created and functional enough it would be popular. The iPhone will prove my point. You seem to be arguing the same thing when you indicate you think it will ruin Apple's margins.
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Originally Posted by barky81
Re: 4 devices using the same library, again you make my point...I did not say use the same library, I said multi-device SUBSCRIPTION--something they don't offer anyone yet.
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Actually I edited my post - there doesn't appear to be a limit to the number of device that can use music downloaded from iTunes. If you truly mean subscription, that that's a superfluous argument since they have shown no inclination to offer (or need) subscriptions.
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Originally Posted by barky81
Again, I don't see ANYTHING that the iPhone will do that the Cingular 8125 ($99 on a 2 year contract EDIT--should be $149) doesn't ALREADY do. (Except sync with iTunes; and to replace that, I could sign up today with Yahoo Unlimited to Go for almost 2 YEARS (<=EDITED) at the cost of the iPhone).
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Except syncing the 8125 to Yahoo Unlimited is an exercise in frustration that will lead you to either smash your phone or you PC to bits when you have to download several GB's of song for the 7th time because Plays For Sure doesn't can't seem to keep track of the fact that you have an active subscription. Furthermore, let me know when you get 8 GBS of songs/video onto your 8125, as far as I know it's not possible today. Finally, the music player interface on the 8125 cannot even come close to comparing the iTunes interface. It's a perfect example of how MS hasn't attempted to capture this market, and how Apple is going to prove that the market is "big enough" to matter.