Good news, everybody! Now you have to make sure your site works on another platform!

But seriously, that really is good news. There are half a million people in the US who are excited enough about good new technology to throw down some serious cash as soon as it comes out.

Plus they all have the first phone with desktop-grade web browsing capability on a great browser. They can be the core of the next great mobile app, which doesn't need any carrier approval. Did I mention what a great demographic this is for advertisers?

This is awesome.

"Good news, everybody! Now you have to make sure your site works on another platform!"

The iPhone ships with Safari, doesn't it? So if you're app works on Safari it should work on the iPhone

No not really. Netvibes is a bit off as are things that work advanced JavaScript. I'm sure they'll release some updates but it seems that it's got a couple holes here and there.

The TV commercials gave me the impression that Google maps works. That's about as advanced as javascript gets.

it's not the browser based gmaps. it's a "native" app.

Hm, that's cheating :-(

Just like reencoding select Youtube videos and calling it "Youtube" with zero flash support.

Most people are lucky to innovate once in a lifetime. Steve-o has done it over and over again.

- original apple

- macintosh

- iPod / iTunes

- os x mac

- Pixar

- iPhone

A big piece of innovation is knowing what people to trust, and he's definitely been a good picker.

Don't forget NeXT. I loved those things.

Next is wrapped up in the os x line item.

So Apple just made $0.25-0.3 billion in three days... not too shabby, I would say.

I do wonder what the revshare AT&T - Apple might be. What percentage of the total $2040 price is Apple getting?

Easy way out is that Apple gets the phone profit from sales in the Apple store, plus AT&T's monthly/yearly/(customerly?) tax paid to Apple for the privilege of being the only service, plus AT&T probably buys the phones from Apple. That leaves, for AT&T, the subscription fees, and maybe a little profit from phones sold in store?

I can't wrap my head around the price. I'd seriously rather blow 600 dollars on a bottle of wine. At least it would be a real status symbol.

$600 + ($60 x 24) = $2,040

(including minimum two year contract)

So you misunderestimated the actual price.

+ Video player for my commute and travel ($250+).

+ WiFi device for remote admin/reading news ($300+).

+ A good phone that doesn't crash ($200+).

It's the best available option in the three categories I actually want. It's a good deal if you use its features and probably a bad deal otherwise.

We don't know yet that it doesn't crash, or do we? Here's waiting for Rev 2.0...

Look at it as a business expense. I actually am since my software needs to have some good mobile functionality.

But like OS X, the iPhone will still only have a minority share, optimizing for other devices might make more sense. Although the iPhone people might be a special demographics (especially prone to use web applications over the phone).