[5thGenTexan]

Or, impatient young people with short attention spans have become bored with the iPhone, since it has been 18 months or so since the last release.

[freedumb2003]

The new Droi-based Bionic and Thunderbolt 2 are incredibly cool.

The droid phone makers are battling against each other in creating cooler for cheaper. The time to market is amazing (my Droid Pro is so 2010!).

The iPhone will have the same problem — with a closed OS and a few suppliers it will fall further and further behind.

[PastorBooks]

The iPhone??? It’s like, SOOOOO yesterday. I mean, like 2009. EVERYONE that is ANYONE is like, whoa. You, like, old... people are like, it’s so cool and it isn’t. It’s like, yesterday. You know?

(How’s my impression?)

[Larry Lucido]

I didn’t get a phone to be cool (that ship has sailed anyway). I got it to do stuff. And my phone does enough stuff.

[gaijin]

Apple disallows certain types of apps and in-app incentivization; some games will permit u2 open the next level if you view a movie trailer, or download other apps —Apple won’t permit that.

If you look at the trend lines, it’s true —Droid will soon be killing Apple, even though I love and respect that company.

Nowhere more than in China will this be true —how many poor Chinese can afford an iPhone? FEW.

But some Droid smartphones are just $30 to buy.

[Isabel C.]

Has the iPhone Lost its Cool?

LOL! There's no such thing as "cool". It's just a made-up generic word that means nothing in particular.

[Revolting cat!]

The iPhone is no longer hot?

[Keith in Iowa]

Poor Martin - he has market-share envy.

And it’s going to get worse in a few weeks when iOS5 comes out, followed by the next version of the iPhone.

Android... meh.

[Blueflag]

case in point.

I carry an iPhone.

My daughter opted for an Infuse, after trying the iPhone.

Just sayin’

[Erik Latranyi]

The iPhone is designed for those who want simple and easy.

Android is designed to be used as-is, or radically customized. This caters to younger consumers naturally.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

“And none of them has an iPhone because they told me: ‘My dad has an iPhone.’ There’s an interesting thing that’s going on in the market. The iPhone becomes a little less cool than it was.”

you wonder how many of these "uncool" dads are paying the phone bills for these kids

[Palter]

Economy. No iPone, iPoor.

[NavyCanDo]

I don't need to carry a computer on my belt. I just want to call out, take calls, store a few phone numbers and maybe figure out a restaurant tip. That's It!

[Rum Tum Tugger]

My daughter is a sophomore at Georgetown. Everybody at Georgetown has an iPhone and most have iPads.

Georgetown is the standard for what's cool. :-)

[Busywhiskers]

What kind of parent would send his kid to Reed College?

[The Truth Will Make You Free]

Now that I have an iPad, I use my iPhone for... Guess what?... Phone calls and text messages! Seems too pricey for these limited uses.

[Cronos]

There is a problem when your product is owned by everyone — and their grandparents.