Comments on: Cellphone vendors could exit business if economy remains bleak

By: nat

nat — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:15:22 +0000

@daGUY,
“Compare it to the iPod – once it started to take off, it had the same ridiculous year-over-year numbers, but now that’s dropped to the single digits because everyone already has one! There’s less and less room to grow.”

Well if we get really technical, the iPhone is also a widescreen, MultiTouch, WiFi-enabled iPod, so I wouldn’t be surprised if the iPod’s once single-digit gains have now picked up again factoring in iPhone sales.

If Nokia gets to combine its smartphone and “dumb” phone sales in the cell market, why can’t Apple combine iPod and iPhone sales in the music player market?

By: daGUY

daGUY — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:18:50 +0000

To be fair, we should look at the iPhone’s numbers in perspective. Yes, the 327% growth year-over-year is certainly amazing, but keep in mind that the iPhone has plenty of room to grow – it started from *zero* only a little over a year ago. Nokia has been around for years and years, and they’re the current market leader, so of course the potential for growth is less.

Compare it to the iPod – once it started to take off, it had the same ridiculous year-over-year numbers, but now that’s dropped to the single digits because everyone already has one! There’s less and less room to grow.

Still, I think the iPhone is in a much better position to succeed over the long term.

By: enzos

enzos — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:51:12 +0000

Funny how we crave reassurance.

Come back Dan, it was only a rash!

By: nat

nat — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:16:41 +0000

Same here. I’m having withdrawal symptoms as well.

By: Nick Barron

Nick Barron — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:58:48 +0000

I got all excited when I saw the RSS feed update a new article but no :(