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Backup plan is the Apple Store, Oklahoma City
As much as the hype is screaming in the bay area, throughout the rest of the country, interest is low.
But man, $600 for a cell phone!, I wish I got some discount or something.
iPhone is sexy, slick and cool, but I actually like to type, and keeping my (fakey smartphone) keyboarded V. Might be seriously tempted if iPhone wasn't married to only one provider and wasn't so 3rd party app limiting.
Still I think the market will take awhile to develop...assuming it ever gets beyond trendy niche, which I doubt.
On the buzz and sheer sexiness, Apple gets an A+, on getting mass markets or even 10% of the market. D-. Shame, as I'd like to see an Apple with real power. Avid gonna hafta buy them out, imho.
Irritating actually, as I'm getting a new phone next week. So unless there's some crazy announcement that it's headed to the UK v. soon I'll be getting a Nokia N95 to tide me over.
At least the wrinkles will be ironed out of the iPhone by the time us Euros get our mitts on it :)
There's a reason everyone is talking about the N95 - wifi, gps, 5MP camera...is Apple missing something here?
If Apple's name alone was good enough to carry sales, why did they have to have Bootcamp on Macbook's and Dual Core Processors? Technological advances clearly matter.
It'll be interesting to see the graveyard of iPhones once people realise that a) they can't get on with the OS X operating system and b) there are other phones out there with vastly better operating systems and capabilities.
My iPhone is already on order...
But that's just my philosophy. Doesn't make yours wrong. (WRONG!)
1) Crapular, enough said.
2) No replaceable battery. So you'll probably have to send your phone away for a few days while they replace the battery on this thing. What are you supposed to use for a phone in the meantime?
3) EDGE, enough said.
4) High premium price.
5) Still no reviews about stuff that is important, such as call quality, real talk time, signal strength, you know, the important phone stuff. I'm sure Mossberg and Pogue won't even test this part out.
However, if you don't want that N95, I'll gladly take it off your hands. I'll even pay for the shipping. Sounds like a good deal to me. Think it over.
I don't think Apple will last very long in the phone business, but will be happy to be proven wrong.
Cranky Geeks is a great show. I wish there were more like it. The gravitas of the panelists makes a big difference, so some of the shows are better than others. Why hasn't anyone been able to resurrect the Gillmor Gang? With a fairly stable group of LONG TIME industry watchers I think it was a best of breed in its category. I hadn't been so bummed out since CNet left XM (causing me to cancel subscriptions to both).
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You're shooting yourself in the foot a bit hear, as Apple will be upgrading on the fly for the next 2 years, for free. The whole Gen1, Gen2 thing is misplaced, methinks.
Same goes for the AppleTV... constant free system upgrades and features added for 2 years
Come on people. If you are in the technology business for a living you need to have one of these for your own education.
I believe this device is a game changer. Web apps delivered to where you are. This is the future coming right at you.
When high end PCs cost $9,000 (yes, I AM that old) would you have owned one?