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Will they call it Microhoo? Yahosoft?
Whatever they call it, stick a fork in them, they're done
By Farhad Manjoo [2008-02-01]

  • Never Say Never

    Similarly, they [Apple] will never capture 10% of the cellphone market without allowing the iPhone to be used on other cell carriers.

    Huh? They've already captured more smartphone market share than that in North America:

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    In its first full quarter of sales, the iPhone has already climbed past Microsoft’s entire lineup of Windows Mobile smartphones in North America, according to figures compiled by Canalys and published by Symbian. That puts the iPhone ahead of smartphones running Symbian, Linux, and the Palm OS, but behind the first place RIM BlackBerry.

    Source: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/12/14/canalys-symbian-apple-iphone-already-leads-windows-mobile-in-us-market-share-q3-2007/

    -- sunspot
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    Saturday, February 2, 2008 02:28 PM
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