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I predicted it!

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=264246

Well, it's probably not an influx of disappointed iPhone users so much as Blackberry grabbing a greater share of non-smartphone (dumbphone?) users than iPhone.

If you're a happy T-Mobile user, for instance, and you want to upgrade without switching to AT&T, iPhone isn't an option.

Not the dumbphone market, it's the business market. This phone only eats into Apple's iPhone business from the biz side, it's not a head-to-head.

Exclusive AT&T deal hurts Apple in this case but that will change soon.

It's not been just the business market in my experience. I know two people within the last two months who opted for the Curve over the iPhone.

"If you're a happy T-Mobile user, for instance, and you want to upgrade without switching to AT&T, iPhone isn't an option."

How does it compare to the G1? I'd guess the Curve has a stronger business focus.

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