In my humble estimation many of you are missing the point. The superior technology (Nokia N95, HTC, whatever) is irrelevant in the face of superior marketing. The world is littered with the roadkill of superior technologies that didn't prevail due to ineffective marketing campaigns.
Apple has consistently knocked the cover off the ball during the past several years with their marketing. The iPod, for example, is certainly not a technological masterpiece (although I've owned several and have the latest version now it could stand some improvement in a few areas) but the tie-up of iTunes, the dancing silhouettes, the TV ads, etc, have combined to make the iTunes a textbook example of masterpiece marketing. iRiver, Sansa, etc., may all offer more technology, but they won't sell more. 100 million units, anyone? 2 billion songs sold? Case closed on superior technology.
Finally, in regards to the ATT/Cingular/Mobility issue - I personally think that ATT shareholders should rise up and revolt against the obscene amount of money that was essentially wasted in morphing ATT to Cingular and now will have to be deprogrammed from America's collective consciousness.
On a final, more personal note, using repeeeeaaaating letters and ALL CAPS or obscenities in comments immediately brands you as an imbecile or an uneducated moron. If you can't bring yourself to use some intelligence to write your commentary perhaps you can spare the rest of us the pain of your immaturity. Your parents must be so proud.
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In my humble estimation many of you are missing the point. The superior technology (Nokia N95, HTC, whatever) is irrelevant in the face of superior marketing. The world is littered with the roadkill of superior technologies that didn't prevail due to ineffective marketing campaigns.
Apple has consistently knocked the cover off the ball during the past several years with their marketing. The iPod, for example, is certainly not a technological masterpiece (although I've owned several and have the latest version now it could stand some improvement in a few areas) but the tie-up of iTunes, the dancing silhouettes, the TV ads, etc, have combined to make the iTunes a textbook example of masterpiece marketing. iRiver, Sansa, etc., may all offer more technology, but they won't sell more. 100 million units, anyone? 2 billion songs sold? Case closed on superior technology.
Finally, in regards to the ATT/Cingular/Mobility issue - I personally think that ATT shareholders should rise up and revolt against the obscene amount of money that was essentially wasted in morphing ATT to Cingular and now will have to be deprogrammed from America's collective consciousness.
On a final, more personal note, using repeeeeaaaating letters and ALL CAPS or obscenities in comments immediately brands you as an imbecile or an uneducated moron. If you can't bring yourself to use some intelligence to write your commentary perhaps you can spare the rest of us the pain of your immaturity. Your parents must be so proud.