Originally Posted by neo6776:
“If the iphone was ten times better than any other phone which clearly it isn't, wouldn't everyone want one and indeed have one?
I mean lets face it, they can be unlocked, are comparable to any other phone in terms of price now so it isn't aimed at a specific market anymore.”
Not at all. The brilliance of a device does not guarantee it a market. Take the Tivo, a device 10 years ahead of it's time, still better in lots of ways than modern equivalents, yet it was a complete disaster in the UK marketplace. However, it was so successful in the States that the word Tivo over there is almost generic (as in Hoover). However, the iPhone at least has Apple marketing behind it, so just give it time - particularly when there are many hundreds if not thousands of 3rd party apps shortly (and for those that seem to think it matters, 3G).