Gosh, the iPhone's not even out yet and he's already having a period!
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Nokia is the #1 mobile phone manufacturer in the world and has sold more than twice as many phones in the most recent quarter as the 2nd largest company, Motorola. If buttons had no value why would Nokia use them?
Umm.. because that's the way it's always been done! But that doesn't mean it's the right way!
This guy is really pissed off---sort of bitter even---I'm not buying the phone at this time becaues of ATT--but the phone is FANTASTIC and will change the industry--on my current LG phone, I have to push many buttons to just get my email--not at all inutitive--
If ATT proves a good carrier, I will definitely buy the phone--
Hey, I want an iPhone just like the next guy, but just because I want one doesn't mean I don't recognize it's short-comings. As for the buttons/no-buttons, I think that is a preference issue. Some people will like it, others won't. Just like some people prefer the nub-mouse in laptops over trackpads.
However, most of what he does discuss are legitimate issues IMHO, and it's just a matter of each consumer deciding whether or not they care enough to have it influence their purchase.
My biggest gripe (and one of his) is the closed system. Think about it, we're buying a computer-in-your-pocket, except you can't do anything with this computer unless Apple includes it. Some people (like me) want ebook readers, others want small financial software applications, and yet others would like tetris...thousands of developers out there are available to meet just about any niche application need we might have, but Apple is locking the door.
I sincerely hope Apple backs away from that; as for security, i believe that to be a bogus claim to try and justify their locked-down policy. Locking down only protects the interests of AT&T and Apple (ringtones anyone? I can't believe that I'll have a computer-in-my-pocket and I can't even create/assign my own ringtones without forking over MORE money to AT&T).
All that said, I intend to buy one. I just felt we needed a little balance in this discussion so people didn't get all cocky like they did about the cube back in the day
2. How many people actually terminate their service early instead of waiting for the 2 years to end? It does not seem logical to me. Also, most other plans have early termination fees as well. He's just trying to anti-hype it/make up bogus reasons why it sucks (although there are some real ones that he included, but he had to add more to make the rant of decent length).
Wow, this guy is extremely biased! The chart-o-value really takes the cake... just how is the Wifi "crippled"? The iPhone isn't even out yet... how does he know it won't have VOIP? Why does he include the fictitious early-termination fee; that seems unfair. And all of these other SOFTWARE issues!!! Ridiculous! Many of these things could be addressed with future updates, I'm sure. Really, he's just blowing his top because he's a hater. I have no doubt that his precious Nokia e61i is a great value... but the evidence he brings up against the iPhone seems a little shaky to me, especially since a) he'd never used one himself and b) this is the first generation iPhone, with first generation software that is most likely going to be improved upon in the coming years (i.e. vastly improved upon).
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Nokia is the #1 mobile phone manufacturer in the world and has sold more than twice as many phones in the most recent quarter as the 2nd largest company, Motorola. If buttons had no value why would Nokia use them?
Umm.. because that's the way it's always been done! But that doesn't mean it's the right way!
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This guy is really pissed off---sort of bitter even---I'm not buying the phone at this time becaues of ATT--but the phone is FANTASTIC and will change the industry--on my current LG phone, I have to push many buttons to just get my email--not at all inutitive--
If ATT proves a good carrier, I will definitely buy the phone--
However, most of what he does discuss are legitimate issues IMHO, and it's just a matter of each consumer deciding whether or not they care enough to have it influence their purchase.
My biggest gripe (and one of his) is the closed system. Think about it, we're buying a computer-in-your-pocket, except you can't do anything with this computer unless Apple includes it. Some people (like me) want ebook readers, others want small financial software applications, and yet others would like tetris...thousands of developers out there are available to meet just about any niche application need we might have, but Apple is locking the door.
I sincerely hope Apple backs away from that; as for security, i believe that to be a bogus claim to try and justify their locked-down policy. Locking down only protects the interests of AT&T and Apple (ringtones anyone? I can't believe that I'll have a computer-in-my-pocket and I can't even create/assign my own ringtones without forking over MORE money to AT&T).
All that said, I intend to buy one. I just felt we needed a little balance in this discussion so people didn't get all cocky like they did about the cube back in the day
1. apparently 175=200? http://forums.appleinsider.com/showthread.php?t=75784
2. How many people actually terminate their service early instead of waiting for the 2 years to end? It does not seem logical to me. Also, most other plans have early termination fees as well. He's just trying to anti-hype it/make up bogus reasons why it sucks (although there are some real ones that he included, but he had to add more to make the rant of decent length).