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Don't discount Apple's leveraging of its iPod monopoly

One of the big selling points of the iPhone is that it is an iPod. iPods have a marketshare in the PMP market as big as MS does in the OS market. MS was punished for leveraging its desktop OS monopoly in order to try and break into the server market. Apple should be punishing for leveraging its PMP monopoly in order to try and break into the cell phone market. No one but Apple is allowed to create an iPod cell phone. No one but Apple is allowed to create a cell phone that can communicate with iTMS. No one but Apple is allowed to create a cell phone that syncs with iTunes.

It all comes down to the phone, the hardware, and the software.

And this is where I fear you are wrong. The winner will not be the best cell phone, I fear it will be the device that is tied to a monopoly in a different market.

I think people are starting to see that yes, Linux people are very supportive AND have wallets.

I sincerely hope you are right. While I continue to be happy with my current WM phone, I'll be watching closely for Android phones. I think the potential is huge.

Posted by: NonZealot   Posted on: 07/25/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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