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By: Less is More (When Less is Implemented more elegantly)

Less is More (When Less is Implemented more elegantly) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:58:29 +0000

[...] features can be seen in the statistics of mobile web browsing: In six months since it’s launch, Apple’s mobile safari has already become the most dominant mobile user agent, out pacing mobile IE and all other cell browsers. Amazingly, this statistic was achieved on [...]

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Paul Thurot proves his an iPhone jackass. - MacNN Forums — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:23:49 +0000

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By: Datetopia Dating Software

Datetopia Dating Software — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:36:55 +0000

The same idea should be implemented on computers. Touchscreen laptops without keyboards

By: MUW

MUW — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:38:42 +0000

1. The iphone != browser. The browser is the safari for mobile.

2. Forcing every iphone user to use the safari mobile browser is not a sign of ‘delivering’ anything.

By: Schoeny

Schoeny — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 03:27:25 +0000

I just did the back of the envelope and it is kind of interesting what this translates to in terms of time per day for the average user.

iPhone = 2.9 minutes/day.

Windows Mobile = 8 seconds/day

(I just posted the data & assumptions on my blog.)

By: document.write("Markus Tressl");

document.write("Markus Tressl"); — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:37:55 +0000

iPhone bleibt exklusiv in Deutschland, krallt sich Marktanteile…

Vodafone hat eine Schlappe vor dem Hamburger Landgericht eingefahren, das iPhone von Apple bleibt exklusiv bei T-Mobile. Von daher werden wohl bis morgen auch die Sim-Free iPhones aus den T-Mobile Sto……

By: mandarinmusing

mandarinmusing — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 20:57:29 +0000

Duncan, I'm sure even less than 1% bigger share than Microsoft's is a big deal for Apple:-) If only people switched computers as quickly as phones, that would have been the case with Mac too. Attractive phones are easier to sell than attractive computers!! If 3G were so important, people would choose Motorola Q 9h right away, which is much more easier to use with a QWERTY keyboard, and makes frequent emailing and word processing so much easier. 3G will make some difference, but not a significant difference. What makes an iPhone significantly different from others is it's look and it's price. Drop the price, and the sales will increase, however if everyone could afford it, it will lose it'simportance!

By: Sneezy Melon

Sneezy Melon — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:30:22 +0000

waiting for it to reach India. Why are we always the last ones to get anything ??

By: Gubatron

Gubatron — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:21:01 +0000

The day unlimited internet browsing comes with a regular $50 plan, that day, the browser share will jump through the roof.

By: John Atkinson

John Atkinson — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:09:56 +0000

I’ve had several “Internet capable” phones and none of them lived up to their promise. They’re all in my desk-drawer graveyard.

A few days ago I bought an iPhone, and while it has some “warts”, it is by far the most usable Internet-enabled phone I’ve seen… If Apple would add flash support, browsing the web would be MUCH better on the iPhone.

The reason iPhone doesn’t support flash is likely more about Jobs’ politics, ego & greed, vs. technical ability.

By: file2fone

file2fone — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:15:51 +0000

Is it really needed? there are many hotspot for faster internet browsing.

By: jonas

jonas — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:46:27 +0000

might it be because stats are only gathered on “real” pages, and not on the wap.mydomain.com or mobile.mydomain.com?

By: Samp

Samp — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:40:08 +0000

I think its better to wait for the 3G iphone…and lets see how the iphone fairs after the “wow” factor wears off..for sure its NOT and will NEVER be the crackberry. the iPhone is for the youtube generation which see it as a fashion accessory, its not for business power users so Windows Mobile and Blackberry can breathe easy..Duncan please research for us the numbers for email usage, other apps..as the 9 to 5 guys hardly have time for browsing youtube on a mobile device…

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:13:41 +0000

Hey Duncan, did you ever think about the fact that the WM devices are more likely to access MOBILE versions of sites where as iPhones are more likely to access REGULAR versions of the same sites?? I’m sure if you look at the states for mobile specific sites it would be something like 50% WM and 2% iPhone.

Also, a lot of WM owners user Opera Mini to access sites that don’t have mobile specific versions on their WM devices, are they counted in the survey?

By: ass-moe

ass-moe — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:50:16 +0000

Chris (#9): I really doubt that people would use Opera on the newer Nokia devices with Nokias new S60 Browser. It has been there since about N73. And Opera on Symbian does tell the operating system correctly, doesn’t it?

What I do think is that #12 has definitely got a point. Ned more data about the data!

By: Permeate

Permeate — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:20:51 +0000

I actually wrote what #21 did almost verbatim, then realized he nailed exactly what I wanted to say. It’s true, this device delivers. I also use it instead of my PC while I’m at home. There is no honeymoon phase. You would understand if you owned one.

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:53:10 +0000

“barely registers than more than a blip on global mobile phone sales charts, but its users a making their mark”
Duncan, are you sleepy or something? your typing is worse than ever.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:06:12 +0000

To the iPhone poo-poo’ers above… I’ve had an iPhone for several months – well beyond the “honeymoon period” and can honestly say that its the best purchase I’ve made in years. Easily its the best phone I’ve ever owned (and, over the past 15 years, I’ve owned a great number of cel phones). The iPhone successfully delivers the dream that the other major manufacturers should have been able to do years ago… a phone that works that has advanced functionality that anyone can use. Is it surprising that iPhone users access the internet more than users on other mobile devices? Not if you’ve ever used an iPhone. I actually *choose* to use my iPhone to surf some sites over my computer because the experience is better… could you imagine that on any Windows Mobile device?!?

By: José Luis

José Luis — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 12:11:55 +0000

I think this is probably related to the wifi on the device and the very high data prices in some countries (Argentina, for instance).

Some very techy people i know are using phones with wifi + skype mobile + skype out to make phone calls because is cheaper than regular calls.

It would be nice to know how many of the other “compared to” devices have wifi or not and the prices of data plans also.

By: Techfidel

Techfidel — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:59:15 +0000

Surely iPhone users are in the honeymoon phase of trying out all the features and demoing it to others. Eventually they, like Treo users et al, will tire of browsing the web on a small, slow device.

By: Future Technologies

Future Technologies — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:53:15 +0000

This is just comparing handsets with handsets. In mobile industry a big factor on use of different functions on a mobile is how much it costs you. If you ignore that fact, it is as if you have compared two Internet users, one with modem and another with broadband and concluded that broadband user uses the Internet more often. Yes, well, so what. In these comparisons, you need to be a bit more systematic, and can’t attribute any positive factor to “Well of course, it is iPhone after all”.
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By: Stefano Buliani

Stefano Buliani — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:42:44 +0000

I think the main reason for the result is just that iPhone users are simply more likely to browse with their device. To show it off with pals, and because they have unlimited data with their contract.

Apple is going to have a hard time to make it stick.