Apple iPhone thoughts
So, the multi-year rumor finally comes to an end... the Apple iPhone is coming soon. Crazy. I mean, design wise, it is an absolutely beautiful phone. Huge screen, thin body, large storage. I am just really upset that as Microsoft starts to get back into the running by pushing developers to develop for it with their great software development packages coming out soon (and that have recently been released) and now Apple is taking the stance that nearly did in Microsoft. They are making this phone pretty much proprietary and it appears won't allow you to install 3rd party applications (the main reason I got my PDA) making their iPhone not even a Smartphone... which I find ridiculous. I'm sure they have software in the development and will get royalties for people to use it, but it's really quite ashame. However, that multi-touch screen they're putting into it is something I've been wanting a PDA Phone to do for a long time. It's going to make for all sorts of amazing software... as long as the screen is bright enough for daytime use. Lol.
On top of that, though I imagine most of it was for size/cost reasons, the fact that a phone will cost $600 with a 2-year contract on Cingular (yea, that network carrier was a bad bad choice for them too) and is using 3-year-old technology bothers me. Transfer rates are outdated by mediocre standards now. I think the phone is absolutely beautiful and the features it does pack are very well done, but it has some major Achilles' Heels going on. Either way, if this is like the crappy first-gen iPods... you may see me swapping to a 2nd or 3rd generation iPhone when I get my next phone in 2008... but then again, Microsoft will be having an amazing line of phones coming out in 2008 that with all the secrecy I think is going to actually give Apple a punch in the face. Hooray for competition, it leads to great improvements! :)
P.S. For those that wanna see more specs: http://www.apple.com/iphone/technology/specs.html
On top of that, though I imagine most of it was for size/cost reasons, the fact that a phone will cost $600 with a 2-year contract on Cingular (yea, that network carrier was a bad bad choice for them too) and is using 3-year-old technology bothers me. Transfer rates are outdated by mediocre standards now. I think the phone is absolutely beautiful and the features it does pack are very well done, but it has some major Achilles' Heels going on. Either way, if this is like the crappy first-gen iPods... you may see me swapping to a 2nd or 3rd generation iPhone when I get my next phone in 2008... but then again, Microsoft will be having an amazing line of phones coming out in 2008 that with all the secrecy I think is going to actually give Apple a punch in the face. Hooray for competition, it leads to great improvements! :)
P.S. For those that wanna see more specs: http://www.apple.com/iphone/technology/specs.html