Looking at the iPhone, the thing that I think impresses me the most is that they managed to leap frog (or catch up, depending on your opinion) most of the phone competition, while not marginalizing or deprecating the capabilities of the iPad. The fact that the phone has the same processor, with the same amount of RAM, and a screen resolution approaching that of the iPad gives Apple a really, really strong presence in the mobile space. Heck, even the published battery run times are on par with the iPad, which is mostly battery on the inside to begin with.
This really contrasts with the state of the Blackberry and Android platforms - we’ve debated whether the Android space is fragmented, and whether that’s an issue, but either way, the homogeneity of Apple’s mobile offerings is striking both as a consumer and as a developer. You are basically free at this point to choose on form factor alone, knowing you are getting the same tech and broad capabilities in either the iPhone or the iPad.
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-Scott
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