What’s the deal with the excitement?
Ok, maybe that’s not what I mean. I understand the excitement from the Macophiles. It’s what they do. I used to be one. Well, an aspiring one. All I could afford was a used iBook off ebay, but that’s neither here nor there. I own an iPod, two actually, they’re good products.
But, seriously, what’s the deal? I’m hearing people say things like the iPhone will revolutionize the mobile industry. What? The iPhone will change the wireless biz. Um… not quite.
Let’s look at the basics - it’s a phone that can play music. It has a web browser. It has email. According to Apple’s website, it can display maps. Maybe they’re not my standard Google-type maps. Maybe they’re special Apple maps with all the real roads.
I’ll go one up on them. It’s not just a phone with lots of fancy features. It’s a smart phone. It’s a PDA/phone combo. It’s a mini-computer. Call it what you will. I’ve had one since ‘05.
Let’s not even discuss that the iPhone won’t support the newest cellular network technology. I won’t bring up the lack of flash support (whoops). I won’t even point out that it’s going to be running Safari!
Look at the positives. It’s made by Apple, so the interface will surely be pretty and most likely easy to use. It’s got a fancy touch-screen and a sleek design. How exciting.
Is it worth $500? No. It’s not even worth $200. I am curious to see how it interfaces with Windows though (This may already have been revealed. I don’t really do “research”). What should happen if everyone buys the iPhone and realizes that it won’t sync with Outlook? I’ll laugh. Maniacally. Oh well. Buy a MacBook. They’re not that expensive.
I’ll admit that Apple products are cool. The iPod did change things. The interface was revolutionary. It does it’s job quite well and Apple has been well rewarded for that, but when the iPod appeared on the market there was no leader to speak of. This is a whole new terrain for Apple.
We’re talking Treos here. We’re talkin Blackberrys. They’re not jovially referred to as Crackberrys because people don’t love them.
I’m sure the iPhone will sell well. There’s a lot of Apple fanboys wetting their pants over this thing, but let’s be real. It’s a toy. It’s a fancy phone, just like the RAZR was. They’re not revolutionizing anything. They’re porting existing technology to a new case with a shiny new face.
They had a shot. Apple could sell used dog food to a dead cat if they painted it white. They could have made something that really was different, something that would make them stand out as a technology company. They could have dropped it into the hands of millions without trying. I think they got too comfortable, comfortable with the image. They got comfortable being the best looking, and they are, but everybody knows beauty is only skin deep.
13 responses so far ↓
1 Mick // Jun 15, 2007 at 2:35 pm
I love the look…is it even available to the public yet? I got lost in the Apple prelaunch hype…hope to regain footing soon…
2 Adam // Jun 15, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Sure, it’s pretty.
Nah, it isn’t out yet. June 29 I believe.
3 Carl Pei // Jun 21, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Have you heard of the Meizu M8?
I think it’s gonna kill the iPhone. I’ll perhaps get the iPhone too after a while, when the price begins to drop.
4 Adam // Jun 21, 2007 at 7:14 pm
Yea that looks pretty sweet. If I had the money, I’d actually like a Greenphone. (http://trolltech.com/products/qtopia/greenphone)
5 Shawn Knight // Jun 23, 2007 at 12:46 am
I wrote an article a month or so ago comparing the iPhone to the Treo 700p. And you are right, it really isn’t that revolutionary. The Treo can do nearly everything the iPhone will be able to do… and more, simply because it has been on the market for a while now. This has given developers time to make some great 3rd party apps.
I do think the iPhone will sell like crazy and heck, if they weren’t locked into a deal with Cingular, I might consider purchasing one too. But, no worries, the Treo has and will continue to serve me well
6 Adam // Jun 23, 2007 at 12:50 am
Yea, I’ve been considering the Treo for my new phone, but I don’t know that I want something to big. I already downgraded from my Siemens SX66 because of that. My Cingular 2125 has treated me well so far, but the puddles I dropped it in did some damage.
7 Sarakastic // Jun 26, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I heard it can control the weather
8 Adam // Jun 26, 2007 at 6:54 pm
I heard you only comment on my blog when I comment on yours first :p
9 swollenpickles // Jul 9, 2007 at 9:26 am
I saw something on tv the other day where people were queuing up to get the iPhone. I just don’t get it. I’m not camping out just for a phone.
I would suggest that if you get an erection thinking about the iPhone, then you have some real personal issues to deal with.
10 Link Building // Feb 27, 2009 at 4:57 pm
in UK they are selling it for 500£ It is too costly in here. US people are having fun getting iphone that cheap.
11 iPhone reviews // Mar 2, 2009 at 9:37 am
It’s not what it can do, it’s about the penetration. It’s a pretty good phone, in some parts really technologically advanced, but that’s not the point. It’s the iPhone - Apple - Design - 2Cool package that will spread and take the mobile world by storm. Even if there are other better phones out there. Apple fans are just fanatics
12 Himcolin gel // Apr 3, 2010 at 8:52 am
i don’t like iphone since my iphone was hacked (
13 Call Centre Outsourcing // May 28, 2010 at 6:48 am
But actually iphone is not developed by group of engineers in APPLE.According to The Wall Street Journal, the iPhone is manufactured on contract basis in the Shenzhen factory of the Taiwanese company Hon Hai.
Let me tell you Apple provides both voice and data access to remote agents in their virtual Call Centre environment which is the best part of their service.
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