New York Times: Will Apple’s Culture Hurt the iPhone?

"SAN FRANCISCO — If you want a smartphone powered by Google’s Android software, you could get Motorola’s Droid 2 or its cousin, the Droid X. Then there is the Droid Incredible from HTC, the Fascinate from Samsung and the Ally from LG.
That’s just on Verizon Wireless. An additional 20 or so phones running Android are available in the United States, and there are about 90 worldwide.
But if your preference is an Apple-powered phone, you can buy — an iPhone." ~MIGUEL HELFT 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/technology/18apple.html?ref=technology

I do see some trouble ahead for Apple in this market. But there are many ways for which they can still compete well. One way would be to open up the ITunes store to other phones. Yas this is risky but what in business is not in some way. This would still give them an edge. Maybe people with IPhones get a better price than those with a DROID or other mobile device. ITunes is available on a PC, and you have to pay for somethings just like the IPhone. I am speaking as a person who doesn't own an IPhone, DROID, or other device of the like. So this might already be implemented, and if it is, good thinking on the part of Apple.