iPhone Beating Competitors, Wi-Fi Co-Ops and Dutch Telecom CEO Calls iPhone, "Useless"
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iPhone Beating Competitors, Wi-Fi Co-Ops and Dutch Telecom CEO Calls iPhone, "Useless"
Posted 02/06/2008 at 1:20:29pm | by Mac|Life Staff
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iPhone squeezes Windows mobile: According to Canalys researchers, the iPhone outsold Windows mobile devices and grabbed 28 percent of the "smart phones" sold in the U.S. Windows trailed with 21 percent of devices sold. Research in Motion is still the king of smart phones, with 41 percent of devices sold in the fourth quarter.

 

Dems fighting words: Ad Scheepbouwer, CEO of Dutch telecom, KPN, said the iPhone is "pretty useless" and that he didn't like the touch screen. He then added that he would be more than happy to sell the device in the Netherlands. Uh, what?

 

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Source URL: http://www.maclife.com/article/iphone_beating_competitors_wi_fi_co_ops_and_dutch_telecom_ceo_calls_iphone_useless

Links:
[1] http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/06/Apple-beats-Microsoft-Motorola-in-phone-sales_1.html
[2] http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/849184a6-d439-11dc-a8c6-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1
[3] http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080206-students-tout-wifi-co-ops-as-alternative-to-municipal-wifi.html
[4] http://www.iphoneatlas.com/2008/02/06/a-tale-of-two-iphone-sdks/
[5] http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/05/super-tuesday-ipod-touch-easter-egg/
[6] http://www.maclife.com/article/news_01282008
[7] http://www.maclife.com/article/fon_la_fonera