The iPhone is finally here...this past Friday was the big iPhone onsale and I happened to be around to watch a few different interviews about the 'first impressions' of the iPhone. A person can see why Apple did not give iPhone's out early for early critiques...because basically every interview regarding the iPhone over the weekend went like this:
Newsperson: So what's the early buzz on the iPhone? Is it delivering everything it promised?
Interviewee: The iPhone is a nifty little device that is basically combining your iPod with your cell phone and offer even more.
NP: So are there any drawbacks?
Interviewee: There are a few minor issues that people will notice right away, like you can't send a text or picture message you need to use their internet messaging, and the internet portion of the phone is painfully slow if you are not in any wi-fi hotspots, the cell phone technology doesn't utilize any of the newer protocols so quality may become an issue and since you have to sign an exclusive 2-year contract with AT&T to use the phone, you will most likely be roaming almost constantly unless you live in one of the 5 or 6 major metro areas in the U.S. And of course you need Apple's iTunes to put any music on your phone and most other applications will also likely require exclusive sync software from Apple, unlike other phones that you can just plug into your pc and copy/paste. Oh, and despite having a camera, it doesn't record any video. You can only take stills.
NP: With all those issues, people are still encouraged to get the iPhone?
Interviewee: Absolutely. This device was heavily marketed and hyped that every moron with $600 is waiting in line to get one of these and I'm right in line with them!
NP: Thanks.
The iPhone is basically your crappy iPod put together with a crappy phone...
And just his morning there are already complaints about even getting the friggin thing to activate! But that is what Apple is all about... you have to become dependent upon them or their corporate partners to even use the clock!
Monday, July 02, 2007
iPhone = iCrap
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I agree. There are so many other phones that have been available for a while that can do so much more than the iphone.
The only cool feature to me is the the screen, but the Prada phone came out with that first.
What amazes me is the it can't do MMS. A "multimedia phone" should be able to that at the very least. Otherwise what's the point. Even my old t68i could do MMS and that was 4+ years ago.
For coolness, I'd get the Prada phone. For all-around, I'd get a Dopod u1000 or a Nokia n95. Atom Flame would be a consideration also.
But iPhone is iCrap :D
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