 Hold’em, Fold’em, Hit, Stand – For crying out loud Jenny when will you realize there is more to life then games. We all know the center of the universe is technology. Allow me to enlighten these people who are tired of listening to someone whose VCR is still blinking 12:00. Now, iPhone versus Blackberry there is a debate with merit. There are a couple of ways to look at this. Let’s start with some fundamentals. Apple (of which I am a fan) gets a LOT of press. But a little known fact is Blackberry is the number 1, 3,and 4 most purchased device in the US, in Q1 of 2009. And the Blackberry Curve 8300 alone outsells all models of the Apple iPhone. So what is with all this noise? So how well does Apple and/or Blackberry fit the gaming sector? Let me throw out some facts and you can draw your own conclusion. Both product lines are predominantly purchased by men. Apple is a wireless bandwidth abuser, but in this day and age of “all you can eat” data plans that shouldn’t be a heavy influence. Most Apple users are between the ages of 25 to 35 and Blackberry tends to stretch from 25 to 50 and is the preferred choice of business people. Women lean more towards the Apple and I expect the male-female ratio will even out over time for the iPhone. Also as the prices drop that will contribute to equalizing the ratio as women tend to be more cost conscious (of course Jenny is in direct contrast to this tendency). Interesting? Maybe not… Apple controls the content on the iPhone. Apps must come from the App Store and Apple takes a piece of the pie (Apple Pie). Should they find an app not sanctioned by them they can remotely disable the app or the phone. So I think the big question is: Who cares? Until wagering is legal in North America, Apple will not sanction gaming related apps on their phone and once they do, how will Apple collect their piece of the pie? For sports or horses, the browser on either phone is a wonderful substitute although I still think a downloaded app is far superior to anything a browser can produce. But for gaming, for fun or for real, poker or casino – a downloaded app is necessary. So if we raise this debate above the noise you get a deafening silence. The point is moot until the North American gaming laws come more in line with Europe I don’t see Apple playing a role in gaming other then as a browser for sports and horses.come more in line with Europe I don’t see Apple playing a role in gaming other then as a browser for sports and horses.
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