With so much talk of NAND flash memory being used in the iPhone, iPod, and notebooks, DigiTimes’ article on NAND flash pricing is very relevant. The iPhone in particular is being cited as a potential source of price stabilization after significant drops recently. Whether this causes companies to think a little longer on plans to replace conventional hard drives with NAND drives remains to be seen, but for now, it likely just means some slimmer margins for companies shipping products with flash memory.

Frank Levinson has a very insightful blog post on the potential of the iPhone. This is beyond your typical prospective piece, offering some real food for thought on what the iPhone signals.

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