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Apple has a knack for taking a consumer electronic that's been out there till maturity and rejuvenate it by getting back to what it's all about. Traditionally, the progress of mobile computing has been measured according to Moore's Law and other technical milestones. However with fresher methods of Human Computer Interaction, we see that innovation goes beyond numbers and features.

The iPhone is that device which is revolutionizing these ideals by making innovation mainstream. No one said it would be cheap but as sales figures show, consumers are willing to spend the money for a more engaging experience.

Mobile computing, up until the iPhone, has been a second-rate substitute for desktop computing. Listening to music, browsing the web, and checking email are all activities people traditionally would rather do on the desktop. This is partly because all these activities were made for the desktop, or rather desktop applications.

Apple has recognized this and placed its Safari internet browser, iPod music player, Address Book, and other standard software utilities directly into the iPhone. By actually running Mac OS, the iPhone has blurred what a desktop experience is by singling out the traditional keyboard and mouse.

Like many arguments supporting Nintendo's Wii success, the iPhone's success is based on a mobile device that does not necessarily capture the latest in technical superiority but rather redefine the user's experience. The iPhone is not a traditional mobile device. It is dynamic and reacts like an organism. Based on how you hold it and how you touch it, the iPhone intuitively performs an action.

The iPhone will revolutionize mobile computing. In the coming months, competitors will scramble to produce similar offerings. In the end, the consumer will prevail. Learning curves will drop. Prices will drop. Usable features will come to fruition.

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