At 01 Jun 2009 18:25:19 -0500 Ron wrote:
> >>> What's the NPV of the future revenue stream of a flash in the pan?
> >>>
> >>> The belief that new iToy rabbits will perpetually be pulled from
hats.
> >>>
> >>> Jobs or not, good luck with that.
> >>
> >>
> >> Pet rock is a Flash in the pan.
> >>
> >> The iPhone is the future of Smart Phones.
> >
> >The market, not you, not fanbois, will determine that.
> >
> >So far, the iToy is not even close.
>
>
> The iPhone has sold 20 million, not too shabby from where I sit. Thats
> put billions of dollars into Apples and AT&T's coffers. Sorry that
> doesn't impress you.


I would never argue the iPhone isn't a succes.

I would, however, argue it isn't really a "smartphone." It's an
"iPodPhone" (or "multimedia feature phone" if you really need to
categorize it.)