tons of iPhones in stock now
Softbank had sold almost 200,000 iPhones in Japan, but after the "festival", they seems to be having a hard time to sell out their tons of iPhones in stock.
Here's my question: what will you do if you get iPhone?
The answer is: Check the Email!
Or, you'll say "See the map", "use twitter" or "do facebook (mixi, in Japan)". Yes, that can be true.
But does these activities on iPhone will change your life? I guess no.
As all of these activities are already possible on the well-developed cell phones in Japan.
So iPhone here in Japan is a kind of an expensive toy for the geeks.
When I lived in Palo Alto, it is reasonable that most of the people are enthusiastic about the iPhone, as cell phone is just for "talks" not for the "internet".
I understand iPhone will change your life dramatically, if you do not live in Japan.
P.S.
It is also true that nearly 80% of the iPhone sold in Japan (mostly Tokyo) is always "active".
We just wait to see what will happen in the mobile market :)