Why I Won’t Get An iPhone

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1. vaspers, etc. said on June 27th, 2007 at 10:08 am

   I love watching you gripe about stupid trendy bullshit.

   I tend to agree with Al and Laura Ries, Origin of Brands, that convergence is for losers, and divergence is the way to go in most, not all, but most cases.

   The main exception is convenience: as in radio/CD/mp3 players, and they are all in the same vein.

   A camera/cellphone might work, since photos and talk often go together.

   But smart tech people generally prefer a single tool for a specific job. We don’t buy refrigerator-toasters, car-boats, or beer-soda, though some might argue that’s what Zima and Four absinthe beverage are.

   Single tool for specific job, doing “one thing well” as the Zen guys say.

   The multi-touch technology is just amusing, not a giant leap in innovative problem solving, though I could be wrong, and I should actually try one before going much farther in this beef.

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2. Davide Tarasconi said on June 27th, 2007 at 10:16 am

   no videocamera? really?
   I suppose that will be fixed with a bunch software upgrades. Look at how effectively they fixed the battery duration in a short period.

   iPhone will live upon upgrades in the next few months, we european guys will get a working generation of iPhones, istead of these first-hour prototypes…

   oh, and I’m not getting an iPhone, too.

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3. Gregg said on June 27th, 2007 at 10:20 am

   Since you’re a video guy, here’s a video review of the phone all-in-one device you should get.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX5eh7eLaVQ

   From cnet…

   “The Nokia N95 is equipped with an impressive 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and flash.

   The N95 can record video at a maximum VGA resolution (640×480) at 30 frames per second, though you also have a choice of four other quality settings. The N95 can record video with sound in MP4 or 3GP (for multimedia messages) format, and length is only limited by the available memory. There’s a handy timer that shows you how much video time you have based on the memory and the quality setting (this feature is available in camera mode as well). Editing options are a little more limited in video mode; you only get two shooting modes (automatic and night) and white balance and color tone settings. In addition, there’s a video stabilization feature to help reduce camera shake as you’re recording video.”

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4. B.L. Ochman said on June 27th, 2007 at 10:29 am

   I’m not getting one either. I’ll wait for 2.0 or even 3.0, which will be great. I do love the hype and am in awe that people have been camped out at the Apple stores for days already.

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5. vaspers, etc. said on June 27th, 2007 at 9:26 pm

   Nokia N95 does look way better than the dumbass overhyped iPhone shit gadget.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Q5QuhQzIE

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6. Stephan Tual said on June 29th, 2007 at 1:09 pm

   I won’t get an IPhone because like everything else in the UK the price will be the same as in the US, except in GBP, meaning that phone will be costing the same as a decent laptop. No thanks.

   On the other hand, I might fly to CA, buy a bunch in USD then sell them locally to some wanna be geeks over Ebay, making me rich enough to actually buy an Iphone. Oh the delicious irony!

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8. Nokia Catches Apple with Pants Down at Gypsy Bandito said on July 4th, 2007 at 11:40 am

   [...] The idea seems to be to underscore that while iPhone does not have a video camera, the N95 does, and its 5 mega-pixels, and comes with auto-focus. By no means is this a moot point. After all, Apple has built a brand largely around the ability to equip users with easy to use multi-media tools. That the iPhone cannot do video is a major weakness — especially when you consider how Apple has set the professional standard in video production. Indeed, they’ve lost some street-cred over this. [...]

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