not sure what you mean by "locks down" this market. imo, the better they are the more encouragement it gives to competitors to innovate. also, there's lots of innovation just on the iPhone platform alone, thanks to 3rd party developers. i'm not sure if apple have a stranglehold on the smartphone market but even if they did, i'd be a happy customer just because of the apps that are available to me as a consumer.
@vanglorious I agree completely that Apple will provide much of the innovation in this space, as they've done with the iPhone. I just think that the market will be better off if Apple can be challenged with some legitimate competition.
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not sure what you mean by "locks down" this market. imo, the better they are the more encouragement it gives to competitors to innovate. also, there's lots of innovation just on the iPhone platform alone, thanks to 3rd party developers. i'm not sure if apple have a stranglehold on the smartphone market but even if they did, i'd be a happy customer just because of the apps that are available to me as a consumer.
@vanglorious I agree completely that Apple will provide much of the innovation in this space, as they've done with the iPhone. I just think that the market will be better off if Apple can be challenged with some legitimate competition.