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yan on Oct 29, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why BlackBerry Storm Is An iPhone (and G-1) Killer

I find in the past, once something was labeled an X-killer, it wasn't ever as successful as X. These labels are cute for getting clicks but lack in substance.

tshaddox on Oct 29, 2008 | [–]

The iPhone was an "other smartphone"-killer.

MaysonL on Oct 29, 2008 | [–]

Indeed.

When was the last time any one called Google an Altavista killer?

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