@mrojas: yeah, I think Tomi could do better if he didn't put Kin and Nexus One in the same class as 'real competitors failing' as he did. Palm, on the other hand, was a great example for that point.

I don't see the market changing significantly until it's common for everyone to have a personal automated assistant (virtual intelligent daemon) or something. By then, it'll be more common for 'normal people' to care more about their computing platform and how to (casually) program them.

As it is right now, mobile computers/smartphones market is smaller than the market of jewelry+wristwatch+high end dumbphones. So.. selling 'lifestyle' will still be the leading factor for the foreseeable future.