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I'm not sure about the Aunt Sue thing, but I agree with you Jason. It's unlikely someone who cares so little about the internet at home is going to spend the $ for an iPhone and it's $30/monthly (in the US) data charges.
In my circle of friends, nobody has an iPhone. Heck only one or two people besides myself have any smartphone except for company issued blackberrys. While it's pretty easy to see that WM still provides more flexibility and access to more features than the iPhone. I think Microsoft should be more worried about losing many of the geeks that currently use WM devices but don't really take full advantage of the platform. Those people are going to be the first to jump on the 3G iPhone. Certainly Apple will attract some folks who want the internet on the go, but found current WM offerings too expensive or too intimidating. But, I don't think it's going to be those who are new to the internet.
Apple has done a masterful job marketing the iPhone. Look at how much it's talked about, despite the fact that it's really only captured a tiny percentage of the market.
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