So. It has taken a while, but I’ve finally got around to purchasing an iPhone. I’m sure a lot of my Swedish friends are more surprised that I didn’t have one than the fact that I’ve just got one. I remember how people thought I was a nut-case when I bought my first iPod back in 2002, and most of those people today are more of a apple-nutcase than I am!
Well, I’m afraid to say that the iPhone is exactly as good as it’s set out to be. It’s a paradigm shift in how people will consume mobile devices; be it mobile phones, PDA’s or computers. And, I wouldn’t be surprised if we will soon have some new companies poping up and again, smashing the “giants” (Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG) on their heads.
The way I see it; Apple haven’t done as good a job as the giants have done a bad one. The future in this area will be interesting for the consumer and bumpy for the established brand; a playground for app developers, online services, entrepreneurs and game developers.
For now, the stage belongs to Apple.
Well said.
Didn’t we order the first generation iPods at the same time during our first year @ Hyper Island?