Paul Thurrott - "You need an iPhone"

Ron <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote in
news:p0lv44po0cd3p3u665aojm27q8ar4n0ae6@4ax.com:

> Best of all, they're vetted by Apple, so you wont have the issues with
> apps causing lockups, like on Palm, Windoze, and RIM devices.
>
>

I'm saving this statement to My Documents for later......(c;

On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:10:58 -0600, "PC Guy" <pcguy@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
>"David Moyer" <meetme@world.com> wrote in message
>news:meetme-4DCFEA.00303011062008@n003-000-000-000.static.ge.com...
>> a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the planet.
>>
>> Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
>>
>> "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
>> than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
>> device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described in
>> How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few reasons to
>> ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing. I've said it
>> before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a dramatically important
>> computing platform and one you should not ignore. Trust me, once you've
>> used an iPhone, that Blackberry or Windows Mobile device you're settling
>> on now will seem like ancient Soviet-era technology by comparison."
>>
>> much more here....
>>
>> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/iphone/
>
>I'm not surprised since they're almost giving the thing away.


Yesterday the anti-Apple crowd wasw complaining that you could still
find a RIM or Palm cheaper.

"Ron" <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:10:58 -0600, "PC Guy" <pcguy@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"David Moyer" <meetme@world.com> wrote in message
>>news:meetme-4DCFEA.00303011062008@n003-000-000-000.static.ge.com...
>>> a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the planet.
>>>
>>> Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
>>>
>>> "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
>>> than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
>>> device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described in
>>> How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few reasons to
>>> ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing. I've said it
>>> before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a dramatically important
>>> computing platform and one you should not ignore. Trust me, once you've
>>> used an iPhone, that Blackberry or Windows Mobile device you're settling
>>> on now will seem like ancient Soviet-era technology by comparison."
>>>
>>> much more here....
>>>
>>> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp
>>>
>>> http://www.apple.com/iphone/
>>
>>I'm not surprised since they're almost giving the thing away.
>
>
> Yesterday the anti-Apple crowd wasw complaining that you could still
> find a RIM or Palm cheaper.

And?

In article <w7idnd2vOYs8is3VnZ2dnUVZ_tninZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
News <News@Group.name> wrote:

> Ron wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:19:24 -0400, News <News@Group.name> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Yebbut, what about the lack of APPS? Still NO APPS.
> >
> >
> >
> > Guess you didnt see the announcement of the iPhone App store
>
>
> If you call those "APPS", there is no reasoning with you....

Poke around a bit for articles about the iPhone SDK this week at WWDC.

Or, if pictures are easier for you than words, watch the WWDC keynote
video and see examples of some of the upcoming applications being demoed.

> >> With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> >> device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described in
> >> How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few reasons...

Can it do voice-dialing through Bluetooth yet?

--
m-m

In article <484ff03a$0$5003$607ed4bc@cv.net>,
"Carl" <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:

> Sorry, but until they incorporate a phone book system, a calendar a task
> manager, and a to do list which can synchronize with MS Outlook, moving it a
> little more away from being a glorified toy and more towards business use,
> much as I want one, I won't have one. I don't even begin to understand how
> you can compare it to a Blackberry. The iPhone is still a device designed
> for the non-professional user.

they announced that on Monday as well, take the tour of "MobleMe.com"...
and if you want to do more than syncing of phone, addresses, calendars,
task, todo's, then you can connect any iPhone to MS Exchange 2003, or
2007.

http://www.apple.com/mobileme/

the tour of the features

http://www.apple.com/mobileme/guidedtour/

and the iPhone for Enterprise

http://www.apple.com/iphone/enterprise/

Sweet!

In article <FhS3k.1109$LG4.239@nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com>,
SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> The XV6800 is what set the bar for Apple's iPhone revision in terms of
> features, other than the iPhone's lack of a slide-out keyboard, lack of
> a memory card slot, and lack of a user-replaceable battery, the new
> iPhone is a worthy competitor.

the iPhone keyboard works FAR better than the old physical ones, it's
where all cell phones will eventually end up since you can type faster
and you can still use the whole screen for other tasks when the keyboard
is not in use.

you can add a memory card slot, you've been able to do that for years.

and the battery is user replaceable, it's just $24.

http://www.meritline.com/iphone-battery-tools-451.html

so you might want to learn how to research before you post again.
thanks!!

In article <OYudnXVjR4ldKdLVnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
News <News@Group.name> wrote:

> , while fixing all of the major issues I described in
> > How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008,
>
>
> Yebbut, what about the lack of APPS? Still NO APPS.

ah, there are over 1700 apps for the iPhone, with 1000's more coming on
July 11th.

http://www.apple.com/webapps/
>
> Still a fashion accessory, no more.

nah, the iPhone is far and away the most sophiscated cell phone you can
buy. It has the largest library of quality apps, the longest battery
life, the easy to navigate UI, the only phone with a real browser, etc,
etc, etc. no other cell phone is even close to the iphone in overall
functionality.

In article <p0lv44po0cd3p3u665aojm27q8ar4n0ae6@4ax.com>,
Ron <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote:

> Guess you didnt see the announcement of the iPhone App store, where
> you download apps straight to the iPhone, many of them (like a Reuters
> feed) FREE.
>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/appstore.html
>
> Best of all, they're vetted by Apple, so you wont have the issues with
> apps causing lockups, like on Palm, Windoze, and RIM devices.

yes, that's a nice feature, plus it's on OSX so you won't have to deal
with quirky issues like Windows users are force to work with every day.

it's one incredible device, that's for sure.

How can you say that ? Being there are no apps yet. Why do you think there
only going to allow one app to run at a time ? Because it may lock up.

Time will tell when the apps start showing up.
"David Moyer" <meetme@world.com> wrote in message
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> In article <p0lv44po0cd3p3u665aojm27q8ar4n0ae6@4ax.com>,
> Ron <ronclifford@peoplepc.com> wrote:
>
>> Guess you didnt see the announcement of the iPhone App store, where
>> you download apps straight to the iPhone, many of them (like a Reuters
>> feed) FREE.
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/appstore.html
>>
>> Best of all, they're vetted by Apple, so you wont have the issues with
>> apps causing lockups, like on Palm, Windoze, and RIM devices.
>
> yes, that's a nice feature, plus it's on OSX so you won't have to deal
> with quirky issues like Windows users are force to work with every day.
>
> it's one incredible device, that's for sure.