Android already surpasses iPhone

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till, the switch to Intel so that Macs could run Windows seems like an admission within Apple that if push comes to shove, they will live on as a hardware company rather than continue putting all their bets on their own OS. If Android does take off, I don't think it will kill iPhones, but it might cause Apple to relent and come out with an iPhone that comes with the Android OS!

I honestly think that one of "Apples" long term plans is to take on windows directly from a OS perspective. When they first moved to the Linux kernel, it was the first step. Then they moved the HW foot print to Intel, it was the second step. The last step will be a box version that will run on any PC. As driver standardization becomes more and more consistent, it will be come easier for apple to move into this area.

Think of the market opportunity that Apple has here. All Microslop has to do is deliver another Vista POS, and Apple could launch a simple champaign that would say, "here is your solution". They have already set a market perception of stability and ease of use. Drivers are still the issue though. Apple's stability comes from its dictatorial stance towards HW.