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I can translate the answers to you:

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> What marketshare do you think iphone needs to make such an impact?

5%

> And why do you think it will gain that huge marketshare?

Because of iPod (because iPod already has quite a bit of market share).

> Its the first "nice looking internet in your pocket". But is that enough to take over the mobile world?

Actually, iPhone is much more than just that.

> First Mover = guaranteed success?

No, of course being first mover does not alone guarantee success.

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Then again, pg was wrong is his main point that either Flash or Microsoft's Silverlight would take over the world.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32994




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