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Apple's iPhone top choice to buy, survey shows
By Bloomberg News
June 23, 2007

Apple Inc.'s iPhone was a top choice in a survey of people who plan to buy
an advanced mobile phone in the next three months, a sign the new device
may take market share from rivals.

The survey by ChangeWave Research found that 26 percent of likely buyers
would choose the iPhone, a combination mobile phone and iPod that will go
on sale Friday. It was tied for first place with Research In Motion Ltd.'s
BlackBerry.

Apple, based in Cupertino, Calif., is betting the iPhone's features, such
as a touch screen, will lure customers away from the BlackBerry and Palm
Inc.'s Treo.

The U.S. market for so- called smart phones, which offer e-mail functions,
music players and cameras, may grow 43 percent this year to almost $6
billion, according to research firm Strategy Analytics.

"It appears that the Apple iPhone will have a huge impact on the smartphone
market," ChangeWave said in the report. The device "poses an enormous
challenge to the entire industry."

ChangeWave said 7.8 percent planned to buy an advanced phone within the
next 90 days