No non-sense dude... and I'm not a fan boy of anything material.

Just restating the apparent not so obvious. The iPhone may be more productive to some but it is more than likely their first "smart" phone. The iPhone may have also converted some previous WinMo users only because of the forced M/S upgrade path.

Previous users of smart phones who have developed dependencies on the features that they provide (Crackberry addicts for instance) haven't exactly lept onto the iPhone bandwagon.

I think all phone manufacturers should be grateful to Apple for exposing many more people to the capabilities of IP over cell. In this way, imho the iPhone has opened up the "smart" phone market and has also raised the usability bar.

However, the fact is that "Super Mom" breezing through the airport with her iPhone is texting the babysitter to make sure she reads the note she left her that summarizes the meeting that they had, and to tell her she will call when she lands. << All redundant info that was broadcast simple because she could and not because she needed to.

The geek holding his carry-on between his knees is thumbing through some social network to see how many replies he got for that snappy retort he laid on them about Princess Leah, before signing off from his home desktop...
...again not considered a productive use.