Would it just be an iPod with Phone capabilities? Likely not otherwise it's pointless
I'm sure an Apple exec confirmed it would be an ipod first and a phone second. Apple aren't a phone company, they deal with music but they probably heard from ipod users what features they'd want and they probably said people were fed up carrying two devices. Hence ipod that can make calls.
Ideally it would be good as both but I'd rather have a good MP3 player and a crap phone than the other way round. I guess it depends what's more important to you. But you listen to your music more than you talk to someone on the phone and people are used to lower quality phones.
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Originally Posted by Slewis
I doubt Apple would've used iPhone in the final name, even if Linksys didn't have that Trademark as well.
One thing's for sure, I bet it gave them some good free publicity.
I like the name iPod Mobile but I think that could be misinterpreted as just being a small ipod.
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Would it just be an iPod with Phone capabilities? Likely not otherwise it's pointless
I'm sure an Apple exec confirmed it would be an ipod first and a phone second. Apple aren't a phone company, they deal with music but they probably heard from ipod users what features they'd want and they probably said people were fed up carrying two devices. Hence ipod that can make calls.
Ideally it would be good as both but I'd rather have a good MP3 player and a crap phone than the other way round. I guess it depends what's more important to you. But you listen to your music more than you talk to someone on the phone and people are used to lower quality phones.
I doubt Apple would've used iPhone in the final name, even if Linksys didn't have that Trademark as well.
One thing's for sure, I bet it gave them some good free publicity.
I like the name iPod Mobile but I think that could be misinterpreted as just being a small ipod.
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It could be called the "iTunes Phone"...
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That's pretty limiting. Jeez, I hope they don't use this name.
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I'll personally slap Steve's hand if he uses MoPho?.
What?! Why?? That's the perfect name!
I'll personally slap Steve's hand if he uses MoPho?.
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