Linked by Michael Reed on Wed 21st Nov 2007 14:13 UTC
When computer company Apple announced that they were planning to make a phone, most pundits felt sure that Apple would produce something a bit different from the crowd. An Apple phone would have to be a plush, prestige unit and the product of a thoughtful design process.
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2005-06-30
Wow, this is almost EXACTLY the same path I took. =)
In my opinion, the iPhone is a smartphone for people that don't really want a smartphone. For how cool it looks, and how nice the UI is, and how slick of a package that combination makes, it really isn't that powerful; I don't mean that from a hardware perspective (because by those measures, it certainly is powerful), but more from a software perspective. First and foremost is the lack of an SDK. Yes, I know, Apple says they will release one soon (though in what form is yet to be determined), but it goes past that. On my Windows Mobile device, I can load up a hacked ROM if I want, and completely change how the phone works. The development platform is very mature at this point, so there are many, many applications available.
I like the iPhone. I think it is going to do a lot of good in moving people away from the junky throwaway free phones they are accustomed to (most of them weren't even really aware of smartphones, and if they were, didn't know why they should even care). In that regards, I am appreciative of what the iPhone is, and what I think it will do. I think it will introduce the concept of a phone as more of a portable computing device to the masses, and that is a good thing; however, I am already at that point, past that point, and I want something that does more.
Who knows, maybe a few years out, the iPhone will have evolved into more of an open device that will suit my purposes. For now though, I need something that gives me more control.