Star Apple Confirms Rumors, Launches iTunes-Enabled Phone
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Sep 2005 17:31 UTC
Apple Confirming long-standing rumours, Apple has today announced the iTunes-enabled phone together with Motorola in a special press event. The phone will automatically pause when you get a call, explained Jobs. The ROKR can only hold about 100 songs, according to Jobs. "The way we think of this phone is, it's really an iPod shuffle on your phone," he explained. "Both devices can shuffle, both can autofill, neither has a click wheel - but the phone has a display." Meanwhile, Microsoft joins hands with Orange to challenge Apple Motorola iTunes Phone.
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Thom_Holwerda
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2005-06-29

I'm dissapointed with this phone. As Eugenia said, it's just an old phone with iTunes support. I came to expect more to come out of Cupertino than just this.

What I had hoped for was a phone designed by Apple, built using Motorola technology. I really wanted to see Apple's take on mobile phones-- a gadget that would fit perfectly into Apple's current line of products.

Too bad-- this feels too much like a rush job.

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"I came to expect more to come out of Cupertino than just this. "

Motorola is based in Schaumburg, IL... not Cupertino. Also it should not be surprising that this is an old phone since the launch was delayed substantially. The real announcement here is that Apple now has partners (Moto and Cingular) to compete in the phone dl music service... IF that service even becomes popular which I doubt, but then again, I never thought selling ringtones would take off either so what do I know.

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