Originally Posted by
stimpy
True, but they are the top 3 by a huge margin in phones sales in the US. There are a lot of major market dynamics in play now and I sure hope we don't see things swing towards closed systems. I also doubt seriously that could happen no matter what Apple, AT&T and the RIAA desire. The public has a taste of freedom and they aren't going to give it up.
Motorola and Samsung yes, but not Nokia. Marketshare in mobiles is useless when it comes to negotiating with the music industry. Music has been offered on cellphones for years, and not a single phone manufacturer or operator has been able to make any decent amount of money for the record companies.
Apple on the other hand is making them millions every single day.