In article <Xns9968DDA978500noonehomecom@208.49.80.253>,
Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

> marc318@hotmail.com (Marc) wrote in
> news:2GQNG8OL39272.7039467593@anonymous.poster:
>
> > Apple plans to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone in the fourth
> > quarter that could be based on the ultra-slim iPod Nano music player,
> > according to a JP Morgan report.
> >
> >
>
> On the editorial page of the local daily newsrag, this morning, there was a
> hilarious political cartoon showing this goofy kid throwing the iPhone over
> his shoulder into a huge pile of electronic toys. He's saying to the
> suited salesman, "I'm bored. What's next?"
>
> iPhones will be on Ebay in a couple of months begging for 1/2 price.
>
> Somewhere there are huge warehouses full of iPhones being held back to hold
> the price up......Hope someone finds them...(c;

You couldn't be more wrong. I am not an iPhone user, nor do I plan to
buy one, but out of the box, the iPhone provides a huge amount of
functionality that smartphone users use all the time. There is no way
that people paying that amount of money for a smart phone, let alone a
cell phone calling/data plan would just throw away the device after a
few months, especially since they will likely lock in for a two year
cell phone contract. Not to mention that even though full fledged apps
can't be developed for the iPhone; there are a hell of a lot of new
functions that can be added by third-party developers via Web 2,
although I for one would like to see Apple open up the full API. In
fact, it wouldn't surprise me if some enterprising software developer
figures out how to get at the full API without Apple's help. That person
will be wealthy, as a result.