This is pretty clever:
In all seriousness, though, there isn't (and likely never will be) an iPhone-killer. Because Apple was first and the most innovative (and they have the cool rep), they basically established a pricing umbrella that makes it impossible for other companies to compete on a "gotta have it" basis. Palm/RIMM/Google can't price at $299 or $399 (thus keeping the phone as a "high-end" device) because you can get an iPhone for $99 or $199. They can't price for free to lure people in, because that pricing has shown to destroy brand value. They can't price exactly the same (the Pre launched at $199) because people say, "shit, for that price I can have an iPhone."
What they are left with instead is to try to market the crap out of their devices (see weird Palm Pre adds and lame-O BlackBerry ads) trying to push smart (or now for some dumb reason, "super") phones as a category in general.
Oh, and the pricing logic totally ignores that they iPhone has a gajillion apps available in the store as compared to 1,000 for the Pre and like 100 for the Android O/S (and I think 3 for BlackBerry O/S). If Apple ever figured out the enterprise email app, RIMM would be out of business.
One last thing: the Nexus One is a fucking HTC phone with Android...just like the Droid, the Droid Eris, the Motorola Sholes, the Motorola Cliq and a bunch of other Android phones. Yes, it will be marketed differently (sold directly by Google, available unlocked, etc.), but it's not anything new to get excited about.
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