Rivals Turn up the Heat on the iPhone
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Rusty Weiss Published on April 14, 2007 |
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 With so much anticipation surrounding the iPhone launch later this year, one has to wonder if the device can ever live up to the hype.As the following article sees things, it simply has to.
While Steve Jobs refers to the iPhone as ‘Apple’s best-ever iPod,’ sporting beautiful design and an iconic brand name, and has been the focus of the companies near-future (see Leopard), there are still forces in the industry that could present problems.
Cell phones, despite their mp3 capabilities, have long been limited by storage capacity, or the lack thereof. The landscape however, it is a-changin’.
Sony Ericcson has reported impressive sales for their line of Walkman phones. Last year, Nokia claimed the title of world’s largest maker of mp3 players. In addition, they will be launching their own online version of iTunes. It is also disconcerting to see that some features of the iPhone already fall short of its rivals.
What may wind up being even more critical to the future of the iPhone is price. Will Apple be able to control this through operator subsidies?
It should be quite a bit of fun watching the future of the iPhone unfold.
[Via Times Online]
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