Folks try to convince me that iPhone is a paradigm shift but I say it's a nice phone with a fancy UI. Look, I'm definitely impressed by the size, the touch-sensor screen, iPod integration, rich browser, blah-blah-blah but I think Apple needs to do more to make me think it's more than a phone. (If Jobs takes an iPoop on his iToilet, which is white of course, there will probably be some Apple nut screaming "Jobs just gave us a Paradigm Sh*t!")
Here's what would have make the iPhone a real paradigm shift for me:
- unlocked device with no ties to a carrier (this is by far the worst sin from Apple)
- removable SIM
- 3G support
- min 30GB storage
- removable battery
- priced under $500
- fully open interface for 3rd party apps
- some creative way of adding a real qwerty keyboard would definitely be a plus
* update (9/11/07): Okay, so I don't actually own an iPhone but have played with it. But I just found out that I'll be getting one through work for evaluation. No way I'd buy one with my own money but can't turn this one down. Who knows? Maybe the "fancy UI" will win me over. I'll post an update soon.
0 comments:
Post a Comment