This isn’t the case with the iPhone, or any of the other smartphones on the market today. In fact, these phones are more connected than PC’s. Combine that with the social networking mindset that everybody seems to be on, and you end up with applications that more readily and easily leverage server based resources, and connect people together, while supplying software that matches today’s tastes. In many ways, this parallels Facebook.

The most significant difference between Facebook platform and the iPhone is that iPhone users are usually on the move and have short opportunities for interaction, while Facebook are generally at rest and can spend hours “interacting” with friends. This is what will differentiate the two platforms/styles, and successful software developers will recognize this