It goes under the assumption that people will want to choose an Apple device, and faced with a bad phone, they will choose an Ipod instead.
No, Apple wants a phone with music capability to succeed if the profit from its success goes to Apple, not the owners of the cellular network.
I wouldn't be surprised if the deal Motorola has with Apple is more of a licensing arrangment, where Motorola gets to have a distinctive feature in their phone which they can market to those people who love to brag about how featureful their phone is. So Apple says, "OK, you get to add that feature to your phone, but it will cost you $$", and Apple gets to cash in on some of its brand equity.
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No, Apple wants a phone with music capability to succeed if the profit from its success goes to Apple, not the owners of the cellular network.
I wouldn't be surprised if the deal Motorola has with Apple is more of a licensing arrangment, where Motorola gets to have a distinctive feature in their phone which they can market to those people who love to brag about how featureful their phone is. So Apple says, "OK, you get to add that feature to your phone, but it will cost you $$", and Apple gets to cash in on some of its brand equity.
The link provided in the story is nearly 100% fluff.
looking at the high definition trailer, it actually looks like kinda cheesy CG animation....I don't know if it's worth a trip to the theater
dupes are better than this