Apple Inc. (AAPL): Is the iPhone Killer Finally Here?

Perhaps the most notable observation about the new device came from Milanesi, who said:

The story though is more about who Samsung is and where they want to be. It is clear today that they want to play in an ecosystem game, their own ecosystem. The word Android didn’t come up once.

Particularly given the struggles faced recently by Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG)‘s Motorola division, the lack of much fanfare for the Android operating system is notable. While Google does not need to own this space, much of the theory behind the Motorola acquisition was to remain relevant. As Samsung remains the only serious hardware challenger to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Google investors should remain vigilant.

The verdict
It is difficult to pinpoint exactly why the Galaxy S4 is not the true iPhone killer I was looking for it to be. It may be that with all of the recent hype around Google Glass and the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iWatch, I just wanted more. The new Samsung smartphone is a legitimate threat to iPhone sales to be sure, and has the potential to cost Cupertino shareholders, but it has not changed the game. To kill the iPhone, a product will need to be so vastly superior that it eliminates all doubt — that is the level of superiority that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has secured for itself. This is the best attack yet, but Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) should get one more chance.

The article Is the iPhone Killer Finally Here? originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Doug Ehrman.

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