At 14 Jul 2008 07:56:14 -0700 4phun wrote:

> Another way to farm the Internet for iPhone info is to set up an Alert
> Summary of iPhone news using a Goggle bot.

Or, rather than do that, you can just wait a few minutes and 4phun will cut
and paste them all here! ;-)

> Don't forget that Apple has a great multimedia web site devoted to
> passing on help on understanding their products and how to use them.


You certainly aren't going to get an unbiased account from the device's
manufacturer! (iPhone or otherwise...)

> Some of the others I see here merely like to spread FUD which in the
> case fo the iPhone stands for CRAP. You see those who spread it are
> full of it!


While much of the anti-iPhone noise her is certainly FUD, some of it is
legitimate critisicm. There are serious deficiencies in the iPhone, as
well as much to applaud. Prospective buyers should make sure they can live
with the former while enjoying the latter.


> FUD is another way of deceiving people by appealing to Fear
> Uncertainty and Doubt. It is fascinating to see what they come up with
> IMHO.


Yes it is- however it's equally fascinating, at least to me, to see long-
used computing and smartphone features and functions heralded as cutting-
edge because Apple is involved, like Oxy's continued assertion that VoIP on
the iPhone is the "end of cellular."

Despite the fact that VoIP isn't the "end of cellular" anyway, he ignores
the fact that handheld VoIP phones- most of which are cheaper than an
iPhone and DON'T require a two-year cellular contract to purchase have been
around for years, and haven't threatened cellular yet. (And never will,
unless WiFi becomes far more ubiquitous and handles handoffs between APs
seamlessly.)