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Old 10-27-2007, 08:32 PM   #3
ischeriad
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan View Post
I can see the iPhone becoming the new design standard for PDAs and smartphones, which could make them more ubiquitous... and that could drive the growth of e-books.
I think that's just his point - as the iPod is "the" standard mp3 player, maybe the iPhone becomes "the" standard mobile phone. And when that happens, many people carry a device which is very well capable of displaying books (let's say proper software is available by then). This is not the case yet: There are very many different types of phones, and only few of them have a large display.
But maybe it is a bit optimistic, cosidering the current price of the iPhone. On the other hand the iPod was and is one of the expensiest mp3 players.

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