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On 13/07/10 6:21 AM, Carl wrote:
> David Kaye wrote:
>> Larry<noone@home.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> I was kidding to make a point about iPhone 4 and duct tape, which is
>>> hilarious.
>>
>> I was not kidding to make a point that some of the best investments
>> are the non-sexy companies that have sure and steady product lines.
>> 3M is one of the best.  Apple...well, let's see how they do now that
>> CR is not recommending the iPhone.
>>
>>
> Believe me, the teenagers and the "must have an iPhone" trendies are not the
> ones who also read. It will effect them not.

But that's the problem. The carriers and smart phone manufacturers are 
trying to move beyond the teenage and fanatic market, and beyond the 
market of businesses supplying their employees with smart phones. The 
recent AT&T changes in pricing were partly to try to encourage more 
frugal users (that actually look at the recurring costs not just the 
handset cost) to buy smart phones.

By the same token, since the iPhone4 antenna issue can be resolved with 
a case, and since few people would not use a case on an iPhone, it's 
probably less of an issue than the media is making it out to be. The 
media likes to pick on Apple because of Apple's attitude.

The bigger issue is that with the iPhone only on AT&T, Apple loses 
access to hundreds of millions of potential customers that won't or 
can't use AT&T. The wild success of the Android is not due just to the 
platform's capabilities (both in hardware and software) it's because, in 
the words of Mrs. Collins, "You get what you get or you get nothing."