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Originally Posted by llama64
As far as I can tell, Apple has almost zero interest in making a dent in Microsoft's market. They have become quite adept at creating new markets (iPhone/iPod) strongly built around the locked down philosophy.
Apple is positioned to become the "Microsoft" of the mobile platform. And considering how rapidly that market is growing, it's a very enviable position to be in. I know more people with iPhones then I know with Blackberries or any other mobile platform (smart). Couple that with the explosion of iPhone development work, it's a recipe for domination.
The closer battle, in my view, is between Microsoft and Google and what they are doing with online computing and operating systems.
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Both Google and MS know mobile as all that matters in 5 years. Browsers and PC operating systems are destined to be buggy whips in a few short years.
So i'm not disagreeing, except to say nobody is ceding the mobile space to apple and blackberry. That war is just getting started. Google has a pretty good lead. Apple is headed toward a niche. MS is barely out of the gate and the hardware gang (blackberry, nokia etc) are trying not to become marginalized - same for the carriers.