in the US your pushed to get a new phone every 2 years, the tech is constantly getting better, and even though we love talking about apps it's not as if the average user can't live without his T-Pain app if he can trade up to a doper phone. Id argue Blackberry has a stronger tie since blackberry messenger tends to replace texting amoung that set.

The Pre is a done deal, but WebOs, Android and looks like Microsoft will all have superior OS's then what Apple has.

Don't think Apple's lead can change when someones got an older iphone and suddenly AT&T sends them a flyer to upgrade to something newer for only 50 bucks.



>like, let's say the pre is easier to set up - it's not like
>the iphone is a real brain-buster, and it's not like the pre
>is head and shoulders above the iphone in any other department
>(aside from possibly the ability to multitask, which is going
>to be solved in the next month or two). there aren't any
>compelling reasons for someone to drop an iphone and hop into
>the pre camp.
>
>on the other hand, there are millions of apps available on the
>app store that aren't on web os, and all of those are reasons
>to consider the iphone over the pre. on top of that, all those
>current iphone and ipod touch owners that have invested cash
>into their apps can't take them with them if they jump ship.