Comments on: The iPhone and the battle for the future of the Internet http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/10/the-iphone-and-the-battle-for-the-future-of-the-internet/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ken Leebow http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/10/the-iphone-and-the-battle-for-the-future-of-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-133170 Ken Leebow Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:02:02 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/10/the-iphone-and-the-battle-for-the-future-of-the-internet/#comment-133170 Well, the scariest thing about innovation is that Internet access is already "controlled" by monopolistic-type firms, ie. cable and telecom companies. We've already handed off the future to cellphone monopolies. I would look at the iPhone/iStore as a hybrid option. Thousands of edited applications will be available. And, the average person will be pleased by the editing. For the average person, too much time is wasted trying to identify the good stuff. So, I wouldn't be too concerned...and this is just going to up the competition: Blackberry and others will have to continue to create incredible products. Well, the scariest thing about innovation is that Internet access is already “controlled” by monopolistic-type firms, ie. cable and telecom companies. We’ve already handed off the future to cellphone monopolies.

I would look at the iPhone/iStore as a hybrid option. Thousands of edited applications will be available. And, the average person will be pleased by the editing. For the average person, too much time is wasted trying to identify the good stuff.

So, I wouldn’t be too concerned…and this is just going to up the competition: Blackberry and others will have to continue to create incredible products.

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