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By: scot d

scot d — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:13:29 +0000

Re: iphone, I agree that it will release more versions of the iphone. Whether that will happen in 09 or later I don’t know. That’s surely been the strategy from the beginning – to emulate the ipod strategy. There are already different versions of it available with 8GB and 16GB – why not extend up to 32 and down to 4GB? We might see one new version out this year, with the development accelerating in 2010.

No signs of it shifting operator in the UK though. I’m sure the growth would explode if they linked with t-mobile, orange et al but if 02 keeps hitting the targets, there might be no other operator action for some time.

Maybe the operator and product range expansion will coincide?

As for data, operators really need sort out the download limits. That’s a major barrier for consumers – bill shock has proved an issue for B2B usage – so as they start to adopt for personal use, they’ll want that barrier removed. Fixed line speeds are whizzing away from mobile speeds, so some kind of deal between fixed line and mobile broadband could be interesting and give consumers good choices.

By: james (mjelly)

james (mjelly) — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:56:54 +0000

3 is already happening – so that should be one point in the bag then

http://blog.mjelly.com/2008/12/virgin-brings-cheap-flat-rate-data-to-prepaid-mobile-users.html

By: Patrick Lord

Patrick Lord — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:28:13 +0000

I don’t think Apple will release more versions of the iPhone because:
- it has become such an iconic brand in itself, why risk diluting it?
- The current iPhone is already incredibly feature-rich. What could they put in an alternative device? If they put more features, then it’s the next version of the iPhone. If they put alternative features or reduced features then they can’t call it an iPhone any more.
- the investment they have made in making the hardware and software hum together to create a fluid user experience is one to build on, not one to fragment. They will want to avoid the problem of different screen sizes, incompatibility and such like. What will their hundreds of thousands of app developers do?
- Apple can add far more value to the customer and their own share price by making sure their phone is not only the best user experience on the market that just works with every other product they produce (and lots more besides), but a lifestyle choice that comes with multiple value-added services like photo albums, an ever-growing app store, sharing and social networking, …
I think their best approach to tackle the mid-range market is to let the older models be offered at better deals (lower prices)and to regularly offer the latest and greatest version to the converted, the rich and the early adopters, which will help them stay one step ahead of the open Android OS.