Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 9th Jan 2007 21:45 UTC
Apple Apple today announced the long awaited iPhone, a device that I predicted about years 1.5 ago that it would happen (I won't forget how a fellow editor from a Mac site emailed me to say that I am crazy after reading my blog back then). But the iPhone is real, and it's public information now. So based on the little we know about the device so far, let's see how it stacks up against its smartphone competition.
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OK-- so the OS is stripped down
by TomB7 on Tue 9th Jan 2007 21:57 UTC
TomB7
Member since:
2006-01-03

Still, it means OS X will be the world's dominant OS in 1-3 years instead of 5-10.

Alleister Member since:
2006-05-29

And what exactly makes you think that? There are plenty of phone Operating Sytems, even a couple from Microsoft.

Also it is quite unlikely that Apple is going to license it out... you don't realy think all phone manufactors are going to say "oh my goth, Apple introduced an Phone... let's stop making phones, we don't have a chance anyway!"

By the way, i doubt the markets for cheap Phones are going to cease existence and the Apple Phone is sure as hell going to be quite premium priced.

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Rayz Member since:
2006-06-24

Mmmnnn ... no.

This is OSX in the same way that Windows Mobile is desktop Windows. You can't run the same apps, so it's a completely different OS, and it is a little dishonest to dress it up otherwise.

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Eugenia Member since:
2005-06-28

Windows Mobile is NOT the same OS as Windows, you are mistaken. You can NOT run the same applications. iPhone can not run OSX apps either.

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