| Now, I hate to be one to add to the enormous | | | | Microsoft is challenging the operating systems of |
| amount of buzz in the smart phone space, my | | | | Apple's iPhone and Google's newest smart phone. |
| gosh, it seems there is already a ton. Everywhere | | | | Everyone wants to be the standard, and there |
| you look you see it. We have the carriers like | | | | are all sorts of other start-up vendors who make |
| AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, Nextel, and Alltel. We see | | | | applications and components for the next |
| deals on calling plans, friends and family programs, | | | | generation of smart phones, things like projection |
| and special bundled services when we buy a | | | | technologies, cheaper digital cameras and video |
| Droid, Android, iPhone from Google or Apple and | | | | apps, as well as the future holographic phones. No, |
| really these companies, although well known are | | | | that's not all, but you can see why this year's |
| relatively new to the scene. | | | | Comdex and CES Show had an unbelievable |
| And what about Motorola, Samsung, Siemens, LG, | | | | amount of announcements, buzz and some pretty |
| Nokia, RIM, NEC, Sanyo, Philips, Sony, and the | | | | heavy hitters. |
| enormous number of new Chinese brands in the | | | | The war, as I call it, the war for market share is |
| marketplace, as they are all out in force working | | | | real. So, what's it going to be for you? |
| to attain market share against the new Google | | | | - Android |
| and Apple entrants which have taken a substantial | | | | - Nokia Smart Phone |
| amount of market share in a relatively small | | | | - iPhone |
| amount of time. Google has even decided to wait | | | | - Latest Blackberry |
| on their cell phone and smart phone entries into | | | | - A Chinese Clone |
| China. That's bad for Google, but perhaps good | | | | - Motorola's newest innovation And once you |
| for the Chinese government, which is worried | | | | decide which phone today, which one of the top |
| about civil unrest, smart mobs, and challenges to | | | | cell phone carriers are you going to sign up with? |
| their authority. | | | | - Alltel |
| Nevertheless, we can bet that the billion plus | | | | - Sprint |
| future cell phone users in China will be substantial | | | | - AT&T |
| in the future, and everyone is going to be there, | | | | - Verizon |
| as allowed. But who else is providing all this | | | | - Nextel Well, you decide, you are the customer |
| marketing, branding, and advertising dollars into | | | | and there are lots of deals, bundle programs, and |
| the market place? Well, how about Intel, and | | | | cell phone plans out there. Find your fancy and |
| Microsoft? Yep, Intel has some new insanely | | | | pick your plan. Think on this. |
| advanced smart phone chips coming out. And | | | | |