Some more information about the Apple iPhone is keep hitting the web: the ARM CPU is apparently made by Samsung, applications will only be developed by third party companies that have a license agreement with Apple and make sure they follow specific guidelines (and possibly the apps will only be available by iTunes) while other sources say that the iPhone indeed runs a modified version of Darwin with a few OSX components (incorrectly reported by Slashdot today that it's not). Desktop OSX apps won't run on the iPhone of course. David Pogue also has two FAQs on the product (1,2).
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Member since:2006-08-21
...it's going to be an overpriced, underpowered, over-hyped, vendor-locked in, beautifuly designed and easy to use Apple device...
Well, let's see. The iPod was all of those things, especially at release. Sometime this year Apple is going to sell their hundred millionth. Something tells me the formula works.
They won't get my bucks on this one either, simply because I can't afford it. But make no mistake: most people place a lot of value on beautiful objects that work well; and for those who can afford it, the price is just another selling point. Even an inherently valueless object can be made to seem valuable if the price for it is high enough.
Member since:2005-11-09
It is a smartphone.... name one of the big guys that does not do just that?
BTW... I would not say it is under powered... you need to watch the demo... it has more power than all the other phones on the market and is better integrated with all its features than anything out there.
example of well planned design: When you search google maps for a location, the bubble pops up and you can tap the phone number to call the location.
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2005-08-07
...it's going to be an overpriced, underpowered, over-hyped, vendor-locked in, beautifuly designed and easy to use Apple device...
Oh well, those will sell like hot cakes...or not
(but they definately won't get my bucks).
Lakedaemon