Analyst John Dvorak recently expressed his huge skepticism regarding Apple's upcoming iPhone mobile handset, saying Apple cannot hope to compete in a crowded marketplace like the cell phone industry.

In his column on the site Market Watch, he said that the hype on the iPhone is essentially unfounded due to the fact that nobody outside the development team really knows how the machine works and what features it has.

He cited that there's really nothing new with the strategy employed by Apple in this scenario, pointing to heavy advertising and customer loyalty as the tools in use. He said that Apple did just that with the iPod and it enjoyed tremendous success. However, the playing field is very different with the iPhone as power players tread the industry. The mp3 player was little more than a vacuum when the iPod was launched.

He cited Apple's PC sector as the more logical point of comparison than that of the iPod's case. The PC industry where Apple pioneered with the Macintosh, Microsoft has dominated the Cupertino-based company leaving only five percent of the market to Steve Jobs and his boys. Dvorak said the same thing may happen in the mobile phone venture.

Dvorak also suggested that if Apple wants to stay in the game longer, they should come up with a dozen or so variants of the iPhone because after three months, the analyst says, interest will be on the downward spiral.

To read the full commentary issued by Dvorak, follow the Read link.

As much as everyone seems to be raving about the recent unveiling of the iPhone, there will inevitably be haters, analysts, and critics for it (as with every new product released in the market). We've given you a rundown of different analyses about how the iPhone will fare in the mobile market and because we here in QJ believe in democracy, we'll let this guy give his piece on the iPhone's future.

Fellas, meet John Dvorak, a Marketwatch Technology columnist who gives his opinion on the whole iPhone mania on his CNBC stint. He says that the features of the iPhone goes against the trend that the mobile market is currently seeing, which is why he apparently doesn't see what the fuss is all about. Dvorak also said that while some people think that Apple is an all-powerful and successful company (what with the moolah they constantly rake in), he believes that "Apple can do wrong and this is it [iPhone]."

But before the claws come out on Dvorak, let's try to keep in mind that this is just his opinion and that everyone's entitled to one, right? So anyhoo, just check out the vid below and hear for yourself what Dvorak has to say about the iPhone. (Kudos to getamac for posting this!)