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Apple: How Big Will the iPhone Become?

2007-06-07 13:10:31

Posted by Zonk on Thursday June 07, @10:08AM

from the crushing-tokyo-big-or-just-andre-the-giant-big dept.

Communications

palewook writes "Combine the best elements of an iPod with a BlackBerry's

addictive usefulness, and you may just get Apple's Next Big Thing. Around 2009,

when the lower cost version of iPhone appears, Business Week believes the

yearly market for iPhones could be over 10 billion dollars a year. Its an

interesting prediction; if those numbers come to pass, iPhone could become a

bigger source of revenue than the traditional iPod. 'The answer may not come

until 2009. By then, Apple should have begun creating lower-cost iPhone

variants to reach consumers scared off by the introductory $499 price. It also

will probably have moved into overseas markets and cut deals with more carriers

to utilize higher-speed wireless networks. So while most analysts look for

Apple to sell around 3 million units this year and 10 to 12 million in 2008,

many figure that 20 million will move in 2009.'?"