Seems to me that the iPhone is not going to change the market by inducing everyone to rush out and buy one -- disregarding price and other drawbacks, it runs on OSX, and everyone who has a Mac knows the headaches of having a computer that won't talk to other computers.
Rather, I think it will change the market by making casual consumers realize that they can have more; more screen, more computer in their phone or more phone in their computer, more web, more data functions, more friendly interfaces, more integration of devices. It's important because it shows people that laptop computers are overweight and overpriced; that their phones may represent design compromises that are no longer necessary.
Lots of good will come of the iPhone.
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