What the iPhone vs. Android coverage does in particular is crowd out other handsets and companies in the mobile segment: HP/Palm, Windows Mobile and RIM, not to mention Nokia. And that may have a “latent” impact on general consumer perceptions of these “secondary” devices and, potentially, sales.
_____ Related: Verizon has apparently dramatically cut prices on the Kin One and Kin Two. Is this an indication that they’re not selling?Phone ‘Porn’ Now Dominates Tech News
Mon, 06/28/2010 – 05:49 by I read tech news aggregator Techmeme daily. And I’ve noticed the site increasingly focusing on mobile devices and, specifically, the “war” between the iPhone and Android. But when I woke up this morning it had reached a new level. Almost every single story featured on Techmeme this morning was about mobile and, specifically, mobile phone hardware.
The tech press and blogs have “fetishisized” mobile devices to the point where we can start calling this coverage phenomenon “phone porn.” Here’s a screen capture that illustrates what I’m talking about: What the iPhone vs. Android coverage does in particular is crowd out other handsets and companies in the mobile segment: HP/Palm, Windows Mobile and RIM, not to mention Nokia. And that may have a “latent” impact on general consumer perceptions of these “secondary” devices and, potentially, sales.
_____ Related: Verizon has apparently dramatically cut prices on the Kin One and Kin Two. Is this an indication that they’re not selling?
What the iPhone vs. Android coverage does in particular is crowd out other handsets and companies in the mobile segment: HP/Palm, Windows Mobile and RIM, not to mention Nokia. And that may have a “latent” impact on general consumer perceptions of these “secondary” devices and, potentially, sales.
_____ Related: Verizon has apparently dramatically cut prices on the Kin One and Kin Two. Is this an indication that they’re not selling?