Rivals of the iPhone are keeping their eye on Apple's progress while making plans of their own. This article features a few leading competitors and reveals innovative ideas that challenge the iPhone.
Who's afraid of the iPhone?
By: Darren Waters BBC News Nov. 7, 2007
Apple's iPhone may have only been on release for a few months but it is making waves in the global mobile industry. So how are competitors responding?
More than 285 million handsets from a plethora of manufacturers were sold globally between July and September this year, according to recent figures from research firm Strategy Analytics.
The figures are up 12% on last year, and each and every week new handsets and services are launched into a burgeoning market ever hungry for more features.
Apple is the new kid on the block and managed to sell 1.4m iPhones in the first 90 days on sale. The device goes on sale in the UK and Germany on Friday.
It is an impressive number but a fraction of the global market.
And the companies who dominate the global market are putting out handsets that are serious competitors....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/technology/7081636.stm
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