Comments on: Feel > Features: Why the iPhone Dominates Devices That Do Far More http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more grep understanding Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SomeDude http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-244957 SomeDude Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:49:19 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-244957 <p>This comment will surely not matter to Dale (blog posting date issue included), but to the "Dale types": have you considered the margin Apple makes on their "small number" of phones compared on the margin Nokia makes on their "army of" phones?</p> <p>Furthermore, the actual market value of Apple vs. Nokia (as of today, 227 billion vs. 32 billion). That's a sign of the success, and not subjective, but the actual market itself: the investors all over.</p> <p>Excellent post once again from Daniel who seems to be quite the "visionary" type.</p> This comment will surely not matter to Dale (blog posting date issue included), but to the "Dale types": have you considered the margin Apple makes on their "small number" of phones compared on the margin Nokia makes on their "army of" phones?

Furthermore, the actual market value of Apple vs. Nokia (as of today, 227 billion vs. 32 billion). That's a sign of the success, and not subjective, but the actual market itself: the investors all over.

Excellent post once again from Daniel who seems to be quite the "visionary" type.

]]> By: Why the iPhone Dominates :: Marco.org – Great Since Day One | danielmiessler.com http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-244861 Why the iPhone Dominates :: Marco.org – Great Since Day One | danielmiessler.com Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:48:23 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-244861 <p>[...] best summaries of the iPhone vs. Android situation I’ve ever read. The other one is my own (here), and the third one was on Hacker News the other day and I can’t find it now. Posted via [...]</p> [...] best summaries of the iPhone vs. Android situation I’ve ever read. The other one is my own (here), and the third one was on Hacker News the other day and I can’t find it now. Posted via [...]

]]> By: verlaine101 http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-244857 verlaine101 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:58:53 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-244857 <p>There is no doubt the Iphone is a success, but it's certainly not "winning" in any measurable way.</p> There is no doubt the Iphone is a success, but it's certainly not “winning” in any measurable way.

]]> By: dale http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-161114 dale Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:03 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-161114 <p>What are people trying to copy? Some certainly are going for the case design (which isn't strictly unique to the iPhone but their industrial design has always been a step above the rest). </p> <p>A million phones in a weekend is not a success when you look at the rest of the market. Nokia sells more than that every single day. Apple doesn't keep that pace going either.</p> <p>Maybe it is a success for Apple but it's not really in the market. What they have done (maybe) is raise awareness and there are a lot of better phones out there and coming out this year by all the manufacturers. </p> <p>I am paying attention and am looking at it, not with blinders on, but with what else is going on and how Apple fits in. </p> <p>Funny you should mention Scoble, that guy is exactly the type of person who would buy an iPhone - a loser who feels he needs some status symbol to compensate for his small penis/ego/whatever. They don't buy it for thinking it's the best mobile computing platform out there (well, they justify it afterwards).</p> What are people trying to copy? Some certainly are going for the case design (which isn’t strictly unique to the iPhone but their industrial design has always been a step above the rest).

A million phones in a weekend is not a success when you look at the rest of the market. Nokia sells more than that every single day. Apple doesn’t keep that pace going either.

Maybe it is a success for Apple but it’s not really in the market. What they have done (maybe) is raise awareness and there are a lot of better phones out there and coming out this year by all the manufacturers.

I am paying attention and am looking at it, not with blinders on, but with what else is going on and how Apple fits in.

Funny you should mention Scoble, that guy is exactly the type of person who would buy an iPhone – a loser who feels he needs some status symbol to compensate for his small penis/ego/whatever. They don’t buy it for thinking it’s the best mobile computing platform out there (well, they justify it afterwards).

]]> By: dale http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-252158 dale Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-252158 <p>What are people trying to copy? Some certainly are going for the case design (which isn't strictly unique to the iPhone but their industrial design has always been a step above the rest). </p> <p>A million phones in a weekend is not a success when you look at the rest of the market. Nokia sells more than that every single day. Apple doesn't keep that pace going either.</p> <p>Maybe it is a success for Apple but it's not really in the market. What they have done (maybe) is raise awareness and there are a lot of better phones out there and coming out this year by all the manufacturers. </p> <p>I am paying attention and am looking at it, not with blinders on, but with what else is going on and how Apple fits in. </p> <p>Funny you should mention Scoble, that guy is exactly the type of person who would buy an iPhone - a loser who feels he needs some status symbol to compensate for his small penis/ego/whatever. They don't buy it for thinking it's the best mobile computing platform out there (well, they justify it afterwards).</p> What are people trying to copy? Some certainly are going for the case design (which isn’t strictly unique to the iPhone but their industrial design has always been a step above the rest).

A million phones in a weekend is not a success when you look at the rest of the market. Nokia sells more than that every single day. Apple doesn’t keep that pace going either.

Maybe it is a success for Apple but it’s not really in the market. What they have done (maybe) is raise awareness and there are a lot of better phones out there and coming out this year by all the manufacturers.

I am paying attention and am looking at it, not with blinders on, but with what else is going on and how Apple fits in.

Funny you should mention Scoble, that guy is exactly the type of person who would buy an iPhone – a loser who feels he needs some status symbol to compensate for his small penis/ego/whatever. They don’t buy it for thinking it’s the best mobile computing platform out there (well, they justify it afterwards).

]]> By: dale http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-252159 dale Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:56:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-252159 <p>What are people trying to copy? Some certainly are going for the case design (which isn't strictly unique to the iPhone but their industrial design has always been a step above the rest). </p> <p>A million phones in a weekend is not a success when you look at the rest of the market. Nokia sells more than that every single day. Apple doesn't keep that pace going either.</p> <p>Maybe it is a success for Apple but it's not really in the market. What they have done (maybe) is raise awareness and there are a lot of better phones out there and coming out this year by all the manufacturers. </p> <p>I am paying attention and am looking at it, not with blinders on, but with what else is going on and how Apple fits in. </p> <p>Funny you should mention Scoble, that guy is exactly the type of person who would buy an iPhone - a loser who feels he needs some status symbol to compensate for his small penis/ego/whatever. They don't buy it for thinking it's the best mobile computing platform out there (well, they justify it afterwards).</p> What are people trying to copy? Some certainly are going for the case design (which isn’t strictly unique to the iPhone but their industrial design has always been a step above the rest).

A million phones in a weekend is not a success when you look at the rest of the market. Nokia sells more than that every single day. Apple doesn’t keep that pace going either.

Maybe it is a success for Apple but it’s not really in the market. What they have done (maybe) is raise awareness and there are a lot of better phones out there and coming out this year by all the manufacturers.

I am paying attention and am looking at it, not with blinders on, but with what else is going on and how Apple fits in.

Funny you should mention Scoble, that guy is exactly the type of person who would buy an iPhone – a loser who feels he needs some status symbol to compensate for his small penis/ego/whatever. They don’t buy it for thinking it’s the best mobile computing platform out there (well, they justify it afterwards).

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-161081 Daniel Miessler Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:55:14 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-161081 <p>Dale, you're not paying attention. When you sell one million phones in three days it's a success. Especially when you're getting very close to selling 10 million in a year, which most thought was an impossibility.</p> <p>Also, if the phone wasn't something that matters, everyone wouldn't be trying to copy it. They're doing so because it DOES matter.</p> Dale, you’re not paying attention. When you sell one million phones in three days it’s a success. Especially when you’re getting very close to selling 10 million in a year, which most thought was an impossibility.

Also, if the phone wasn’t something that matters, everyone wouldn’t be trying to copy it. They’re doing so because it DOES matter.

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-252157 Daniel Miessler Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:55:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-252157 <p>Dale, you're not paying attention. When you sell one million phones in three days it's a success. Especially when you're getting very close to selling 10 million in a year, which most thought was an impossibility.</p> <p>Also, if the phone wasn't something that matters, everyone wouldn't be trying to copy it. They're doing so because it DOES matter.</p> Dale, you’re not paying attention. When you sell one million phones in three days it’s a success. Especially when you’re getting very close to selling 10 million in a year, which most thought was an impossibility.

Also, if the phone wasn’t something that matters, everyone wouldn’t be trying to copy it. They’re doing so because it DOES matter.

]]> By: dale http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-160976 dale Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:15:09 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-160976 <p>It's "success" (and I use that term loosely) is strictly a matter of fanboys run amok. Apple has a long way to go before this phone really matters.</p> It’s “success” (and I use that term loosely) is strictly a matter of fanboys run amok. Apple has a long way to go before this phone really matters.

]]> By: dale http://danielmiessler.com/blog/feel-features-why-the-iphone-dominates-devices-that-do-far-more/comment-page-1#comment-252156 dale Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:15:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/iphone-feel-features#comment-252156 <p>It's "success" (and I use that term loosely) is strictly a matter of fanboys run amok. Apple has a long way to go before this phone really matters.</p> It’s “success” (and I use that term loosely) is strictly a matter of fanboys run amok. Apple has a long way to go before this phone really matters.

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