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Old 10-30-2009, 03:03 AM
doogald
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Originally Posted by ptyork View Post
I'm sure Apple will get around to multitasking and MAYBE even data sharing, but even if it does, there are too many good competitors out there for it to remain dominant "indefinitely" without some pretty major innovation.
Let me start by saying that of course they will peak - after all, even iPods peaked - but is there any reason at all that you think that Apple will *not* continue innovating the iPhone?

I saw this yesterday and thought it was right on.

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Jim Dalrymple:

The next version of the iPhone is already well underway and it will have cooler features than the existing models. Apple created a platform, not just a piece of hardware that uses the same old software. That’s a huge distinction.

If you want a parallel, try this. Apple had the most successful music player on the market with the iPod mini. Any other company executive would have given their right arm to have that device. What did Apple do? It dumped it. Apple stopped making its top-selling iPod and introduced the iPod nano in its place. Just when the competitors thought they had Apple in their sights, Apple completely changed the game.
John Gruber:
Right. You know who thinks the iPhone 3GS stinks? Steve Jobs. No one is working harder on an “iPhone 3GS killer” than Apple.
 
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