Comment That article doesn't say anything new (Score 1) 164
The article(s) don't have any substantial new information. They're just wishful thinking on behalf of the author.
The cellphone industry is an offshoot of the telco industry, and you'll have to look long and hard to find something more difficult to change. That industry predates the personal computer industry. It benefits from network effects and local near-monopolies, from massive lock-in and from being the gatekeeper to something that people want to do: make phone calls.
Note that I'm not saying that the industry shouldn't change, or that it won't. I'm just skeptical that Apple will do the changing, in a way that's profitable to them.
The cellphone industry is an offshoot of the telco industry, and you'll have to look long and hard to find something more difficult to change. That industry predates the personal computer industry. It benefits from network effects and local near-monopolies, from massive lock-in and from being the gatekeeper to something that people want to do: make phone calls.
Note that I'm not saying that the industry shouldn't change, or that it won't. I'm just skeptical that Apple will do the changing, in a way that's profitable to them.
