iPhone: The Apple of Our Ear?

Ah, the iPhone. Since it’s unveiling in January, Apple’s first phone/PC/camera/MP3 player has been the talk of the entire cell phone industry. This product seems to have it all, including an extra-wide touch screen (eliminating the need for traditional “keys”) as well as a hefty price tag of $499-$599 (for 4GB or 8GB).
The iPhone also boasts “a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching,” according to the Apple website–not to mention a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, automatic WiFi, OS X with support for Widgets, Safari, Google Maps, visual voicemail and iTunes.

Yes, it’s revolutionary. It’s slim, new, hip, and it’s Apple, for Pete’s sake–but does it have what it takes to win over millions of users from the companies that have been around through years of mobile phone successes and pitfalls? Can a computer giant, like Apple, waltz onto a playing field dominated by experienced wireless carriers and emerge victorious?
As you might guess, there is some debate.
On one hand, Apple is, after all, in the business of technology. It has a longstanding history of helping people communicate and connect effectively with one another. […]

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