Beyond the iPhone 5: The future of Apple's mobile devices
10.07.11 - steam iron portable
There have been a flurry of rumors surrounding Apple’s next iPhone this week. Some of them are reiterations of previous rumors, like a thinner and lighter iPhone, and some focus on a lower-end model that might appeal to prepaid customers. But the rumor that the next iPod may feature a 3G connection has drawn the most commentary.
The concept of a ‘second model’ of iPhone is one that has been being tossed around since the first iPhone was released. Back then it was an epithet hurled at the iPhone by people used to the old device strategies. In the pre-iPhone era, you had to fill the market from top to bottom, offering a flagship phone as an example, then making compromises down the lineup towards the low end. This conventional wisdom led many to predict the death of the iPhone if expansion wasn’t made into the lower end of the market. This wisdom led Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to famously state that “there’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.”
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