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The New Apple Core

Written by Chris Deering on Friday, 11 July 2008

chris deering Former Chairman and President of Sony Europe, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and now Chairman of Handheld Learning gazes into the crystal ball and considers his bet's on the new Apple iPhone.

Now here is one particular view of the world, perhaps controversial, but a different way of looking at the digital future.

I have read that the new iPhone has underwhelmed some reviewers States-side, due to lack of new WOW factors. 3G which make's it shine for web browsing is spotty in a US mobile laggard market.

Size of antenna precludes new on-line GPS mode from working as well in cars as dedicated in-car devices such as Tom Tom.

Some whimpers about voice mail and Bluetooth persist

But they are missing the point. Here's why: