Comments on: 5 ways iPhone will change the wireless biz

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:13:36 +0000

Where’s your Treo now?

By: gifts

gifts — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:21:35 +0000

Time is still ticking away, and the iPhone has hardly lived up to the huge buzz that was created (not so much by Apple, but certainly by their fans!) I’m not really that impressed with it, to be honest. And the ‘unlocked iPhone’ is a pipe dream : that hasn’t happened. And, that’s one of the reasons why I think it hasn’t been the success it could have (that, and the ridiculous price tag!)
I think this was a test case. The next generation will probably be better – but this is a very competitive market Apple are entering, and they shouldn’t be surprised that others will come up with much better designs.

By: trademark registration

trademark registration — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:25:21 +0000

So far it seems like the iPhone has been able to hold its ground and remain relatively unchallenged by any real competitors.

By: Thomas Prais

Thomas Prais — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 16:34:30 +0000

Despite the buzz, I have a hard time seeing how this product strengthens Apple, which enjoys a reputation of . . . well, how to put this? Of not selling broken products. Apple prod is supposed to work out of the box, and work intuitively. Apple’s rep is that they work the bugs out of a product before they sell something. And while you learn to use Windows, Apple is intuitive.
With iPhone, that all changes, doesn’t it? AT&T had activation problems, there’s already reports about bugs . . . and there even seems to be some security gaps, a new problem for Apple. It’s a neat phone, don’t get me wrong, but one that may provide little incentive for consumers to rush out and buy the next Apple intro.
I’ve written more about Apple’s iPhone and brand at http://www.furniturestyle.com/Departments/EtcPage/tabid/80/Default.aspx?tid=1&ContentID=1119

By: David Scott Lewis

David Scott Lewis — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 05:01:49 +0000

Wait until tell comes out with its iPhone killer. And don't be surprised if Samsung has one in the works, too.

The iPhone has way too many shortcomings and I doubt that they'll effectively adapt to market forces. Apple might know music; it does not know mobile telephony -- and there's no reason to assume that they do simply because they have a cute GUI.

Time will tell, but I'd still bet on the Microsoft platform for mobile devices, for ubiqcomp in general.

By: Nuance

Nuance — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:55:49 +0000

It's refreshing to see Apple break the mold of the cell phone as we've known it, opening windows for more market-defying, style-defining phones that draw attention to the full potential of a mobile device. Yet, to truly experience the content, entertainment and communications of the Mobile Web, consumers might find themselves hamstrung by the same limitations of the iPhone's predecessors. The availability of a sophisticated, innovative interface - voice, text, touch - holds the key to truly making the concept of 'elegant simplicity' a reality, something consumers have come to expect and gravitate toward when experiencing their mobile devices.

Nuance (www.nuance.com)

By: Nuance

Nuance — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:53:43 +0000

It is refreshing to see Apple break the mold of the cell phone as we've known it, opening windows for more market-defying, style-defining phones that draw attention to the full potential of a mobile device. Yet, to truly experience the content, entertainment and communications of the Mobile Web, consumers might find themselves hamstrung by the same limitations of the iPhone's predecessors. The availability of a sophisticated, innovative interface - voice, text, touch - holds the key to truly making the concept of 'elegant simplicity' a reality, something consumers have come to expect and gravitate toward when experiencing their mobile devices.

Nuance (www.nuance.com)

By: Arch Stanton

Arch Stanton — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:01:26 +0000

As enjoyable as all this discussion has been, it's a relief to have only days before real data begins rolling in. Plan ahead to set aside more time Monday July 2nd to read the Web.

Thank Om.

By: Todd Allen

Todd Allen — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:33:46 +0000

Ahem…. as I was saying about the carriers…

http://gigaom.com/2007/06/15/tmobile-truphone/

By: Jim Dittmer

Jim Dittmer — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:40:20 +0000

I’m always intrigued by the geek squeek about Apple’s new products:

The reason Jobs doesn’t want to allow 3rd party access to the operating system, why he wants other companies apps to be “sandboxed” is obvious: he doesn’t want the iPhone to be the target of the first major cell phone virus! Apple may be a small target in the computer world, but it is rapidly building a HUGE bullseye on it’s corporate chest in the mobile phone world. Nothing would hurt them more now than a catastrophic worm or virus. I’m not a programmer, but it seems Jobs has left an avenue for the serious developer to create interesting, useful apps within the Safari environment. And don’t forget, his security paranoia has worked pretty well for the average Mac user.

According to Scott Bourne the unlocked iPhone will be just under $1000.

As for having too many features… Ricky Boy and Floyd, are you guys sales reps for Scott Evest? (http://www.scottevest.com/) From a technological pragmatist’s viewpoint, the fewer unique devices I have to pack around, the better! If those wonderful Apple industrial engineers added a key holder and a bottle opener it would be approaching perfection.

All in all, I’m reminded of the Arsinio Hall line, back when Dan Quayle was ragging on Rap music. “Dan, it’s not FOR you!” Well, we’re getting to a place in technological history, where the new, latest greatest, technological gizmo isn’t aimed at the technophile, the übergeek if you will. It’s designed for 57 year old businessmen like me, for young girls more interested in Barbie than bandwidth, for the proverbial soccer mom who uses the internet to check out the price of a new pair of Reeboks for little Jimmie. And you know what, this is exactly who the product should be designed for and appeal to. This is an evolutionary event! Maybe it’s not what the advanced computer community dreamed of. That group represents, maybe, 1/100th of 1% of the potential market, and frankly, the things that most appeal to those folks, scare off most of the rest of us. We want our stuff to work. All the time! We neither want nor need a choice of 15 different timers, or the ability to run Linux on our phone because, “wouldn’t it be cool to run GIMP on a phone?” I expect my phone to make and receive calls. If it can play movies, and double as a hard drive for data, and has a bunch of music I like, plus a gaggle of other stuff that I can learn to use easily, that’s terrific!

This is what sets Steve Jobs and Apple apart from the vast majority of technology producers. He and they get it. They see how the world has shifted. We are seeing the first signs of the computer industry maturing into a mainstream organism. For good or ill, the influence of the geek is waning.

By: Ricky Boy

Ricky Boy — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:35:38 +0000

I'm with Floyd If I want to take a picture i'll bring a camera Listen to music I'll bring my mp3 player, or God forbid my TAPE player, :) Floyd whats up about the ring tones, you can't understand whats playing anyway.

Give me omproved quality and I'll be happy!

By: Mitch McDad

Mitch McDad — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:06:13 +0000

I had no idea unlocked iPhones would be available. Any idea what the price will be?

By: meganislost

meganislost — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:33:35 +0000

well the iphone looks cool and all but my sidekick can do all of that plus it looks SO much more fashionable and cooler. You see blackberries, razrs and sidekicks in all the movies and tv shows, not sure that the iphone will be everywhere so quick

By: rohit

rohit — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:56:44 +0000

CTRL-SHIFT-APPL

On your walled-garden comment -- I am not sure if I want to cede control to Apple any more than I do to Carriers.... They are hardly the posterchild for open platforms.

By: Nick Hawkins

Nick Hawkins — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:42:31 +0000

I still don't buy any of the hype. No SDK kinda sucks, because what really makes the device "a killer" is to have a lot of third party apps. My Windows mobile phone probably has a dozen apps that I refer to often. I don't want to have constant web access to do stuff. I want to be able to read news feeds while I'm on an airplane.

You'll see a lot of sales of it, but it'll be dull. It doesn't do anything that my phone does now and has done for quite some time. And if you're seduced by the voicemail component, then you're a rube.

By: David Russell

David Russell — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:22:32 +0000

Plenty of devices could offer a few extra features if they were twice to three times the price of competitor products. It doesn't mean that they'll sell well, or be influential except in the minds of a few Apple fanboys.