Source: Tom's Guide | Keywords: iphone, software, upgrade | Themes: Software, Smartphones
4. Conclusion
As mentioned above, Apple’s iPhone currently accounts for 28% of the smart phone market. With its eye now on gamers, developers, and corporations, Apple will be in a position to make a significant increase in that number. If Apple’s software upgrade goes as planned, it would not be surprising to see the iPhone owning 40% of the smart phone marketplace by year’s end.
Still, there will be hurdles to overcome. The $99 registration fee for developers to sell (or even give away) applications is sure to draw criticism, particularly considering that Apple has traditionally encouraged Mac usage among student developers, who are among the least likely to be able to afford the fee. Corporations will also be slow to give up working smart phones in favor of the iPhone, just as they’re slow to upgrade to a new operating system when an older operating system still works fine.
In the end, it may well come down to Steve Jobs’ role not only as the corporate leader of Apple, but as one of the world’s best salespersons. With Jobs pitching the iPhone 2.0, it’s likely to overcome all of its obstacles.
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Another instance of Apple demonstrating the way to conquer the world is through a better interface. My wife had to drag me kicking and screaming from the at&t store...some b.s. about needing the money to buy groceries...
It will be Interesting to see what this new sdk will bring to the table. I am still waiting for an external keyboard. Dont get me wrong the touch screen keys are very nice the best ive ever used on a smartphone but with an external keyboard long text messages and long emails etc. would be a nice and welcome addition to a great product.
Will this be available for the iPod Touch too?
If you dont have an Iphone Dont buy it yet, HOLD OFF
apple is a not a stupid compnay. lets not underestimate there cleverness in the market. they are promising this 2.0 release to be free for anyone who already owns the iphone and if you dont own a iphone the price would be substantially more when you buy the phone with it in june. ( when the new iphone comes out) so in other words trying to scare you to buy it now
then here comes the master plan... we all know that when apple releases a product they make sure its the best of the best innovative and Many steps forward into the next gen.
so with that being said the new iphone which is released in june wont jut have a 2.0 upgraded with it
It will have much more things we have never seen before in history
who know what they have up there sleeves.
leaving all who already have an iphone to envy those who have the new june version. Be smart dont buy it yet
it is very nice but there is any software that could
download in the iphone as if it'll be stolen or lost?