I absolutely despise it when something is toted as being a “___ killer”.

Now let me start by saying I have an iPhone, I love it, it does almost everything I need it to, of course there’s room for improvement, but I’m not, by any means, disappointed with it.

Seems every month, neigh, week, some tech write-up is claiming that this new gadget is the iPhone killer. Bow to it, it will be more successful than the iPhone, and will change the world.

First of all, shut up. Second of all, no it won’t.

This week we have the Motorola Droid, running Android, that is slated to kill the iPhone.

First reviews? Its slow, not a chance. That doesn’t stop these guys from writing up about how it will though.

Let’s look into the past, as well.

The Palm Pre, the Blackberry Storm, the list goes on for previous assassins. Did they kill the iPhone? No. Did they come close? No. Did they make a ripple in the water? Barely.

Give me a break people.

If you’re going to make a product, make it to be amazing, without trying to catch up to anything.

Sure you have to be aware of what the competition is doing, but take that, and make it your own.

This is why the iPhone was so successful in the first place, there wasn’t anything like it, it was new, interesting, it broke ground.

If you want success, do the same, don’t copy and cry when it doesn’t work out to be a smashing hit, try harder with your next product.

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