Well iPhone's definitely for the rich, there's no way it can flourish in the price sensitive markets. Who's gonna pay an exorbitant monthly rental just because they want to flaunt a particular phone when you have cheaper options available with matching or better functionality and ease of use. I wouldn't rule out Nokia just yet though, their Widsets haven't been successful because of wrong strategy but they must have learnt some lessons on the way, let's wait and watch how Ovi turns out. And of course, let's not forget LiMO. - Sachendra from FriendFeed MT Plugin

if it ever comes out... - Danilo da Silva

I'm waiting for the Gphone. - Andy Roberts

I think Android is doomed to be subpar. 1. Apple has almost 30 years of making commercial operating systems, Google has 0. Same with hardware. 2. Too many phone types. Hard to program applications to utilize each type of phone layout. 3. @rickg I agree, gphone or any phone running Android has yet to exist. 4. iPhone is at 7 million sold? Probably 12 million by Dec. That's not too bad. - Charles Ju from FriendFeed MT Plugin

Regardless of whether Symbian or Android achieve long-term market dominance, these developments are going to have a really interesting effect on the web. For large portions of the world, mobile phones are much more popular and available than desktop Internet. If access can be made affordable and widespread using open source operating systems on cheap mobile devices, the medium becomes a much more global phenomenon. Does anyone know what the figures are for mobile handsets vs desktop Internet access worldwide? The former almost certainly far outstrips the latter, which means that simple, quick-to-download interfaces are going to be one of the most important aspects of modern web design. The best would be interfaces that seamlessly adapt to the capabilities of your browser and connection. We've built functionality for multiple interfaces into our platform, and I think this is going to become the norm. - Ben Werdmuller from FriendFeed MT Plugin