The NY Times had a lot of articles related to the G-1 yesterday. [link here]. This is my 2cents on the debate: most end-users (unless you hail from geekdom) do not care about a lot of features. The iPod convinced everyone that an MP3 player need not have treble and bass adjustments, cataloging features. The mantra I'm trying to stick to these days in product management is:"More Features = More Clutter = More Features that you will not use"
The "G1 : iPhone :: PC : Mac" analogy seems to hold well, with one major flaw - that a PC (reduced to an appliance these days) did not have to be cool...but it's imperative to have a mobile device that is, especially in the smart-phone world where people are willing to actually spend for a phone and pay a hefty monthly Internet fee.
Apple, with the iPhone has got everything right and all that it will take to keeping the winnings from this round is another $50 price cut right in time for either this holiday season, or the next summer.
Coming soon in an Apple store near you: iPhone in 3 different metallic colors - green, blue and pink!
P.S: Google founders should stop trying so hard to be cool. They made an entry on the stage on roller-blades. Seriously, unless the roller-blades had GPS tracking balls that accepted directions, who cares!
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