[Klug-general] So, this new iPhone

[Karl Lattimer]

Why it is good

Point 1, its not a phone, its a smart phone
Point 2, it makes the web ubiquitous from GPRS HDPSA or WIFI which  
isn't a bad thing as with 3G you should always get charged for data,  
not call time
Point 3, it has a fully fledged user interface and an excellent  
multitouch display rather than buttons with nobbles, sure there is  
the blind person using a phone issue, let them buy ones with nobbly  
fives
Point 4, It has a qwerty keyboard, and a conversational history on  
SMS which actually stores the messages on the flash memory, rather  
than imposing a ridiculous limit on the user like 100 messages  
because thats all the sim card can hold, this single point has turned  
me off motorolla for good, sorry i had to vent it, rant over.
Point 5, Its also a good MP3 player, which is where most phones fall  
flat on their face at
Point 6, You can have REAL software on it, not just java applets  
which resemble 1980s gaming excellence
Point 7, ITS OSX!! It has OpenGL built in, it has real compositing of  
graphics, real widgets not crappy dysfunctional mobile UI crap
Point 8, Given the competition in the convergence mobile market.

Apple have won already.

OSX gives them lots of maneuvering room without killing off legacy  
customers, for instance when someone invents a way to make wifi  
roaming work without call interruption it can easily be built into  
the iPhone via a software update, unlike other devices out there.  
VOIP and alike are on the rise, if you're paying for bandwidth  
charges, use VOIP and limit your data rate to say 50Kbps ;) by doing  
so you can avoid costly 3G call charges. There is definite promise in  
what apple have done, same as there is definite promise in what nokia  
are doing with the n800 and the n770. The fact that apple have got it  
announced and directed at a market that is ready for something which  
is revolutionary in this sense is amazing. People are buying sub  
standard smart phones, and complaining constantly at how much they're  
crippled because of the UI. Apple have set the bar a little higher,  
lets see what the outcome is.

K,

PS. Criticizing something before you or anyone else has had the  
chance to touch it, use it and make complaints about its downfalls is  
a little silly, just because you find old nokia styles functional  
doesn't mean we all think we should stay there. Another way of  
putting this is, just because caves kept the rain off our backs  
doesn't mean we don't have to build houses. Progress must happen  
don't shout the innovators down, thats what killed jesus ;P

On 10 Jan 2007, at 17:45, J D Freeman wrote:

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> On Wed, Jan 10, 2007 at 05:21:48PM +0000, Dan Attwood wrote:
>> to be honest it looks there is a lot of substance there - auto
>> flipping displays, two fingered touchscreen, really cool way of
>> browsing the music collections, big screen for web browsing,
>> sensors,OS X support. I'm pretty sure I can live without a 5 key with
>> a nobble on it
>
> Its a phone tho. The core functionality should surely be that of  
> making
> phone calls. How easy is that to do with this? Yeah you can  
> probably do
> fine if you are looking at the screen, and holding the phone in one  
> hand
> and dialling with the other. But sometimes you want to dial without
> having to look at the thing.
>
>> I'm no apple fan but compared to all other phones, blackberries,  
>> sharp
>> zaurus and windows mobile devices it really is something new.
>
> I will remain to be convinced.
>
>> As to if it's actually any good only time will tell.
>
> Quite true.
>
> J
>
> GRRRR at the top posting.
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