What's New in June - Welcome iPhone
Apple has scheduled its release of iPhone in the next few weeks. Now most important question in everyones mind is "Can iPhone become the phone of the decade?" In my opinion it has all the juice to become an innovative product of this decade. iPhone might even catapult the success of Apple's own iPod.
I believe Apple is entering an upward trend in digital entertainment with iPhone. Following are the traits I think would be an instant success
1. One touch call
2. Visual voicemail
3. New SMS functionality
4. Complete Internet browsing(Safari)
5. Google Maps, Google Widgest
6. All your Google extras
7. Built in sensors
8. Multi touch & Intelligent keyboard
Challenges facing iPhone
Currently iPhone is tied to AT&T Wireless which is a bottleneck. Not many customers have a great opinion about AT&T when it comes to signal strength and customer service. This issue is similar to DRM problems faced by iTunes customers. Wireless spectrum in US has to change in order to accomodate the growing need for independent wireless equipment sellers and carriers. This model has been time tested in Europe and Asia. It has lead to booming equipment design and innovation in cellphones. Customers are free to use their desired models wrather than tied to a single model for more than 1 or 2 years.
Already there is a drop in iPod sales, would iPhone become a competitor to iPod?
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