"Joel Koltner" <JKolstad71HatesSpam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "Oxford" <colalovesmacs@mac.com> wrote in message
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>> expect sales of WinMobile, Symbian and Blackberries to dry up within a
>> year. this is good news for everyone!
>
> Not unless prices on iPhones drop significantly. Many people just don't
> use any 3rd-party applications on their phone in the first place --
> probably at least 2/3rd of them: They're buying a phone based on what it
> can do "out of the box" and price.

While Oxford was lost in the Apple tunnel, ATT released the 8925/Tilt last
week at $299 w 2yr. You don't have to sign for a 2 year. I bought a 8525
with one year for additional $70 that is less than a $150 cancellation fee.

The Tilt has/does more than an iPhone except multi-touch. I read multi-touch
software was licensed by Apple, not owned by Apple. There is a rumor
multi-touch will be available on other phones by year end.

A report last week stated 10M users in the U.S. have PDA type cell phones,
growing to 30% of total by 2010. Apple still has yet to be challenged by
Google. That could get interesting.