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Wait- the end is Nigh for toher mobiles? I don't THINK So... Firstly the iphone is still locked into an 18 month contract, whomever you get it from. Your average Joe Consumer with any smatterin gos sense will not go for that. A LOT can change in 18 months, and the prices of cell plans is only set to fall. not rise. Secondly, a phone is not just a multi-whozit device. A lot of people when upgrading (or buying a new phone), will go with brand loyalty. They will get the same brand phone they had last time (familiarity with o/s), or the phones that all thier friend have (that they have been able to actually try out and use in real world scenarios, not just in the store).. Thirdly, , there is no pay as you go option. A LARGE CHUNK of hte cell market in the US and Europe is based on the PAYG model. Sure the carriers *prefer* consumers to go for the monthly option, but if you don't want to be tied into a contract,there are comparable free minutes / data / sms PAYG offers out there (at least there are in Europe) Fourthly the iPhone is a smartphone.. and that market is NOT the entire cell market by any stretch. Fashion handsets, *disposable* throwabout handsets, handsets for people who actually only WANT the minimum spec set (ie those who want a phone first and foremost, not a mini computer, nor an mp3 player, nor a psudo PDA, *just a phone*). So yeah, the price cut should make other manufacterors, sit up and take notice, but if you thought the Motorolla Razor was the shiznit before, then the New iPhone is not going t sway you . Likewise if worship Sony and wouldn't want to be seen dead with an Apple product, then again the iPhone is not going to make you reach for yoru wallet. Is it the best non-blackberry phone on the market right now? Probably? Is it the best mobile phone evah? Highly doubtful

Oh great, yet ANOTHER opinion of the 'Air which makes an eating disorder reference. Still it's better than the hackneyd supermodel references. And for EXTRA old hat points the word 'road warrior' has been applied. I don't know precisely WHO the market for this notebook is, but it is defiantely aimed at people who are already willing to pay just under - starting price of - $1,500 for the myriad of Sony sub-notebooks out there (particularly the TZ series). I personally do not like the 'Air. Yes it is agressively thin and light, but thinness at the expense of ports/funcationality and other factors (not to mention optical drive) is not what I personally look for in a device at that payscale, but then I am not the target user. So imho, the above rticle does present valid points, just in an unpalatable way.

Beeblebrox said: "IMO, the advantages of the iTMS/iPod package are the ability to download and storage capacity. I think Apple charges too much for the TV shows, but then again I think they charge too much for songs. " But I disagree, $1.99/ £1.89 is a perfect price, any cheaper and the product is devalued, any more expensive and you deter the casual shopper. The way I see it the pitching of the pixar shorts was genius, all together they cost less than a dvd of any of the single pixar movies. Most of them are rare / hard to get by any other means (unless you buy the entier pixar back catalouge in order to get the shorts), so that alone will garner interest. What I don't understand is that right now there is a lot more US content on the ITMS than other countries. What is to stop (for example) a Uk buyer such as myself using the US store to buy content not currently on offer to the UK - eg new LOST episodes?

An British - English Dictionary. Not everyone appreciates americanized spellings!