Comments on: 10 reasons why the iPhone might flop http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/ Innovation Management, Business Strategy, Technology and more! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:22:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Juan Mijares-Venezuela http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/comment-page-1/#comment-8170 Juan Mijares-Venezuela Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:32:22 +0000 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/#comment-8170 At these latitudes no way for the iphone, but just a comment: I have a SonyEriccson T610 (unbeliveable!) No phone in the market has given me a good reason to change after more than 5 years with this phone, not even Treo and Blackberry (too bulky and more of the same). Iphone (although not available to LA after maybe 10 years) make me to consider the change! At these latitudes no way for the iphone, but just a comment: I have a SonyEriccson T610 (unbeliveable!) No phone in the market has given me a good reason to change after more than 5 years with this phone, not even Treo and Blackberry (too bulky and more of the same). Iphone (although not available to LA after maybe 10 years) make me to consider the change!

]]> By: Willy http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/comment-page-1/#comment-7194 Willy Sun, 01 Apr 2007 02:00:02 +0000 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/#comment-7194 Okay... so the $500 price tag may be a bit out of reach for a phone... but it's not a phone - it's a phone, iPod and internet device. The ipod portion alone is worth $200 and then the phone/internet device makes up the other $300 easily. Okay… so the $500 price tag may be a bit out of reach for a phone… but it’s not a phone – it’s a phone, iPod and internet device. The ipod portion alone is worth $200 and then the phone/internet device makes up the other $300 easily.

]]> By: PodGazer.Com » iPhone might hit the Jackpot http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/comment-page-1/#comment-3980 PodGazer.Com » iPhone might hit the Jackpot Fri, 02 Feb 2007 05:09:16 +0000 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/#comment-3980 [...] Apart from negative opinion I think iPhone will follow his precedessor success, iPod. But its little bit overexagerated, about what they claim as revolutionary phone, is not revolution at all. [...] [...] Apart from negative opinion I think iPhone will follow his precedessor success, iPod. But its little bit overexagerated, about what they claim as revolutionary phone, is not revolution at all. [...]

]]> By: Brian http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/comment-page-1/#comment-3459 Brian Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:56:31 +0000 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/#comment-3459 The average cell phone bill is $600-$700/year for just voice, text, and email. Will consumers pay a bit more than double for a device that combines voice, text, video, music, calendar, chat, data, etc.? That remains to be seen. Definitely with the CEO set; perhaps not as much with your younger crowd. But enter advertisers, who haven't taken to mobile ads because of the technology limitations and comsumer acceptance of high-tech devices, until now. They will indirectly lower the cost of these things, because they will simply love being able to deliver highly targeted ads based on user info. The average cell phone bill is $600-$700/year for just voice, text, and email. Will consumers pay a bit more than double for a device that combines voice, text, video, music, calendar, chat, data, etc.? That remains to be seen. Definitely with the CEO set; perhaps not as much with your younger crowd.

But enter advertisers, who haven’t taken to mobile ads because of the technology limitations and comsumer acceptance of high-tech devices, until now. They will indirectly lower the cost of these things, because they will simply love being able to deliver highly targeted ads based on user info.

]]> By: Daniel Scocco http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/comment-page-1/#comment-3451 Daniel Scocco Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:01:22 +0000 http://innovationzen.com/blog/2007/01/18/10-reasons-why-the-iphone-might-flop/#comment-3451 Andrew what you say is partially true, but if someone offered me a mobile phone for free, with a plan where voice calls are free as well and data traffic is paid, and all of that in exchange for contextual ads being displayed here and there I would not think twice before switching to it. Actually some people calculated that the annual cost of having an iPhone will be close to $2000, and not too many people spend that amount annually. Andrew what you say is partially true, but if someone offered me a mobile phone for free, with a plan where voice calls are free as well and data traffic is paid, and all of that in exchange for contextual ads being displayed here and there I would not think twice before switching to it.

Actually some people calculated that the annual cost of having an iPhone will be close to $2000, and not too many people spend that amount annually.

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