Does Dell Have Apple iPhone Envy?
iPhone envy may be a bit strong, but it’s hard to imagine that Dell hasn’t seen the halo effect Apple’s iPhone has brought to sales of its Mac computer lineup. “Dell was looking at doing an MP3 player, and I think what they did is, they sat back and said, ‘You know, the market is moving to phones. The MP3 thing is pretty much done. Bringing out an MP3 player and competing with Apple now that Apple has 80 percent of the market … they saw what happened to Microsoft,” Rob Enderle, principal analyst for the Enderle Group, told TechNewsWorld. He referred to the Zune media player, which has recently seen a massive drop in device sales. “On the other hand, phones remain wide open, and Apple has signaled itself the move from standalone MP3 players to phones that have this capability. Since this is a market that’s not yet defined — you’ve got some choices, both the Google and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) platforms coming to market with abilities that speak either to a business audience or to a c
