iPhone Faces Uncertain Market

48 hours have passed since Steve Jobs's MacWorld keynote and the reality distortion field is beginning to wear off. Lists of the drawbacks of the announced iPhone are sprouting all over the Net (and there is the occasional defense by true believers). Now narramissic writes, "The iPhone may be poised to take over the high-end cell phone market, but is it a market worth taking? Not if an InStat survey from July is any indication: Of 1,800 consumers surveyed, just 21 had spent more than $400 for a cell phone. Prices for the iPhone, admittedly more of a handheld computer than a cell phone, start at $499 for the 4G-byte version with a required two-year contract with Cingular. So, is Apple pricing it right? Analysts quoted in this article seem to think Apple's going to have a hard time getting the 1% of market share that Jobs called for."

Comments

How about ...

[pembo13]

A phone that makes AM quality calls, at cheap rates. MAYBE with texting capabilties. I might buy that.

They Won't Be Able to Make Them Fast Enough

[repetty]

Apple will not be able to manufacture enough of the iPhone to meet demand, probably for a pretty long time. Mark my words, Google.

The eunuchs -- I mean critics -- can employ all the reasoning they like. If they were so damn smart the iPod would have been discontinued years ago.

--Richard

Where have I seen this kind of thing before...hmmm

[geekoid]

oh yeah, the iPod.

It's too expensive. Is the market worth it. Nobody needs it. The current market can do all this already. My device is better because of x.

etc, etc.