Comments on: Has Apple redefined “phone”? http://www.saunderslog.com/2008/10/03/has-apple-redefined-phone/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=has-apple-redefined-phone An outcome-driven leader, proven technology product developer, and marketer with over 20 years of hands-on experience including start-up, small and large business environments, and the board room. This is my blog. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:15:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael http://www.saunderslog.com/2008/10/03/has-apple-redefined-phone/#comment-7230 Michael Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:16:00 +0000 http://2080105736#comment-7230 Redefined the phone? Probably not. Redefined mobile computing? Yes. Redefined the phone? Probably not. Redefined mobile computing? Yes.

]]> By: Choosing Smarter http://www.saunderslog.com/2008/10/03/has-apple-redefined-phone/#comment-7229 Choosing Smarter Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:26:30 +0000 http://2080105736#comment-7229 <strong>The iPhone and what it means to be a "phone"...</strong> A recent post by Alec Saunders on his excellent blog recently asked the question re whether the iPhone has redefined the category of smartphone. Of course it's been successful by any measure, but has it earned the title of "category redefiner"?... The iPhone and what it means to be a “phone”…

A recent post by Alec Saunders on his excellent blog recently asked the question re whether the iPhone has redefined the category of smartphone. Of course it’s been successful by any measure, but has it earned the title of “category redefiner”?…

]]> By: Gillian Brouse http://www.saunderslog.com/2008/10/03/has-apple-redefined-phone/#comment-7227 Gillian Brouse Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:13:54 +0000 http://2080105736#comment-7227 You should really take a look at the link Mark Evans recently pointed to, for the "pomegranate." http://www.pomegranatephone.com/ As he says, now there's a smart phone I will buy! :) It's a fun link, but have they captured where all of this appears to be heading? You should really take a look at the link Mark Evans recently pointed to, for the “pomegranate.”

http://www.pomegranatephone.com/

As he says, now there’s a smart phone I will buy! :)

It’s a fun link, but have they captured where all of this appears to be heading?

]]> By: Craig Fitzpatrick http://www.saunderslog.com/2008/10/03/has-apple-redefined-phone/#comment-7226 Craig Fitzpatrick Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:01:07 +0000 http://2080105736#comment-7226 I think they're catching on like wild fire partially because Apple products are now no longer MUCH more expensive than alternatives. They've always been better designed from a user experience perspective, but people weren't willing to pay double just to get that. Now they only have to pay 10% - 20% more, so Apple is well within the "acceptable" price band. Charging a few bucks more isn't going to scare most people, for what they get in return. I see lots of "iPhone killer" phones being released by other companies. I think they're iPhone killers like a Toyota is a BMW killer. Just because it also has 4 wheels and a trunk doesn't make it a BMW. The difference is, Apple products are now the BMW's of computing, but they cost only 10% more than the "Toyotas" of computing. If a BMW costed only 10% more than a Toyota, how many more BMWs would we see? No offense to Toyota ;). I think they’re catching on like wild fire partially because Apple products are now no longer MUCH more expensive than alternatives. They’ve always been better designed from a user experience perspective, but people weren’t willing to pay double just to get that. Now they only have to pay 10% – 20% more, so Apple is well within the “acceptable” price band. Charging a few bucks more isn’t going to scare most people, for what they get in return.

I see lots of “iPhone killer” phones being released by other companies. I think they’re iPhone killers like a Toyota is a BMW killer. Just because it also has 4 wheels and a trunk doesn’t make it a BMW. The difference is, Apple products are now the BMW’s of computing, but they cost only 10% more than the “Toyotas” of computing. If a BMW costed only 10% more than a Toyota, how many more BMWs would we see? No offense to Toyota ;) .

]]> By: Andrew http://www.saunderslog.com/2008/10/03/has-apple-redefined-phone/#comment-7228 Andrew Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:25:19 +0000 http://2080105736#comment-7228 RIM has me and my entire network hooked with BB messenger. These people must not have used it before they switched to iPhone (or they are new smartphone users), as it is the single most productive application of any smartphone I have ever used. If Apple had there own secure/free/QOS proprietary messaging application (iChat/Skype) on the iPhone that gave free text to other iPhone users, then I would consider the switch. RIM has me and my entire network hooked with BB messenger. These people must not have used it before they switched to iPhone (or they are new smartphone users), as it is the single most productive application of any smartphone I have ever used.

If Apple had there own secure/free/QOS proprietary messaging application (iChat/Skype) on the iPhone that gave free text to other iPhone users, then I would consider the switch.

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