iPhone Does It iSuck?
Written by Mark Harris on June 30th, 2007So as the total tech nerd that I am I have been reading tons of coverage of the iPhone launch and it seems that reviewers are torn. It certainly has an amazing user interface and some cool features but the big question seems to be the keyboard. Does the lack of a tactile keyboard prevent it from being a true business class communications device.
Which begs the bigger question of whether the iPhone ultimately is a competitor with the SideKick and Helio or with the Palm and Blackberry devices. I think from what I’ve seen so far, and no I didn’t buy one so take this with a grain of salt, that it will be a device to compete with non-business consumers. Business class users are still going to want the functionality of the Palm and Blackberry devices and don’t really need to have their music or videos on a device. Whereas the typical consumer user probably doesn’t need to be able to type a novel on their device but does want the video and iTunes capabilities. Either way I think its highway robbery for the price. What say you STG readers?
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they need to make multiple version for different people, one type for people who just want music and videos, another with alot of typing functions, and another with all of the functionality. they could have the same hardware, just different software.
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i generally agree, but the price will come down. you never buy first generation technology because its overpriced and most likely has bugs that need to be sorted out
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thats true, i never buy a Microsoft OS until about 6 months to a year after it comes out. too many bugs, after the first service pack it gets better.
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It doesn’t have a keyboard?
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It has one on screen but not a tactile one so its much harder to type