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I do not how Apple can sell the current iPhone to the China Mobile customers. This network does uses GSM, but their 3G migration path is via TD-SCDMA. It needs a completely new chip set, special antenna design plus GSM. I doubt Apple would want m…
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None of them are perfect. However, VZ is the sore looser in market share. VZ missed the chance to get the exclusive on the iPhone.
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The only Verizon phone that could make economic sense for Apple would be a CDMA/EVDO phone. The QCOM chip set would not be too hi... cheaper than the current UMTS+GSM phone. Royalties would be around 5.5%. With ASP at $600-700, that would amount …
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Google is trying to control the mobile advertising... freeloading on somebody's platform. At some point will have to try to control this space or at least get a cut from Google. Goog is behaving like a parasite.
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The real killer for this story is could be the reduction in ATT subsidies if the iPhone once it stops being exclusive. ATT pays something like $400/phone now. If Verizon gets access to the phone, ATT could reduce the subsidy by $100-200 from the $…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism I like the idea. I see no reason to move to a 14.4Mbps HSDPA radio next year, though HSUPA would be nice. Eventually Apple and AT&T have to hit that saturation point that requires a bleed over to other ne…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gwydion My God, please, inform you before writing such a uniformed claims. If you want to find out the relevant patents do the research yourself. Anyway, the only reason UMTS got developed was to circumvent QCOM pa…
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Moto, Nokia are yesterday's news. Moto dominated the 1st generation cellphone tech... yep, they were the top dog. Then came a disruptive tech and they got throw off the hill... Nokia WAS the top dog. Then came CDMA followed by the UMTS version WC…
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We got Nokia and other termites coming out of the wood work!
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Quote: Originally Posted by RichL There's a surprisingly informative analysis of this dispute over at Engagdet. It's definitely worth a read. Apple buys components from companies like Infineon, Broadcom that already license pay royalties to th…
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http://seekingalpha.com/article/3510...re-of-qualcomm http://www.sramanamitra.com/2008/05/...-and-qualcomm/ Apple is already paying close to $50/phone to the IPR holders for the use of UMTS/3G and GSM. Almost 10% of the phone price! I doubt th…
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Apple could increased the supply of low end unlocked 8GB iPhones that are sold in Hong Kong... even offer warranty and support via the internet. Last I read, these phones were sold by ATT for $150. Without the subsidy the price could in the $400 r…
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Nobody Chinese in the right mind would pay nearly $1000 for a phone with restrictions and no WiFi. Even if they want the real deal, they would prefer a gray market Hong Kong phone is unlocked and can use any GSM/3G card. As somebody mentioned,…
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The principal challenge with an iTablet would be the hardware. The battery life is very important. The big battery hog is the display. There are various emerging technologies including the MEM tech from QCOM, but I do not think they are ready for…
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Many companies like QCOM sell their chips or license the manufacturing of the chips to somebody for a royalty. Anybody using the chips into a device has to pay a royalty % based of the ASP. Of course if the chip is put in laptop, the royalty is on…
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Another wannabe iPhone look alike. Anybody, who is not a techie, using the Android will find the user interface not as intuitive as the iPhone. It may have more features, but it will take reading the manual. The average person hates to read manua…
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When I look at the average user of the iPhone, what they like the most about the iPhone is the simplicity of use. The user interface is intuitive to use. No need to read a user manual... just a simple video or sales person demo at the ATT or Apple…
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Can somebody tell me what is special about the Android? Other than the multitasking, I found the phones hard to use. The user interface was not as intuitive. The phone froze a few times.... sold by TMobile.
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$600 iTablet from Apple? Nope. I am not interested in buying junk. If I want that, I can get something from Acer.
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An Apple tablet has to offer something more than what the iPhone and even the Kindle offer. It has to have a long lasting battery and the display must be suitable to long reading as well as suitable for video. The challenge in the hardware will…