iPhone? *yawn*
Goodness, there are a lot of people on the innernut wee-weeing all over themselves with regard to the iPhone.
I'm not entirely sure why (although I suspect part of it's good ol' top-notch Apple Marketing, and also well-timed marketing that diverts attention from the unethical/illegal stock option backdating).
I'll admit, it's a slick looking little device, and there probably is a market for people who want a phone/music player combo that works well.
I have my doubts about how well it will work as a phone, but I also wonder how well it will work as a PDA (it's not being billed as one really, but Apple is touting the screen and email and web capabilities).
I can't really see the thing outperforming my wonderful little HTC/T-Mobile Dash, to be honest. I've had the thing since around Thanksgiving, and it performs flawlessly as a phone/net device. It can connect to wifi networks or use T-Mobile's EDGE network, and it switches between them flawlessly. It mates with Bluetooth devices with no problems. It tethers to PCs with no problems (via USB or bluetooth). And the little keyboard is perfect.
But HTC doesn't have Apple's marketing savvy (and TMobile is more interested in selling services than hardware), so their devices probably will never be as successful as the new Apple device (whatever the technical merits).
I suspect Treo and Blackberry users may well find they're more pleased with their devices as well, depending on how they use 'em.
UPDATE: Here's some fawning coverage of the iPhone, just so people don't think I hate Apple.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/10/07 09:46 | Tech | Technorati
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AHA! I don't remember you saying you were going smartphone. Seems like you held out longer than any other geek I know. I'm actually on the verge of ditching the smartphone, oddly enough. It feels like I'm spend too much time fiddling with it.
I thought it was humorous hearing Brother Jobs telling the audience you could use your finger on the screen, and they all oohed and aahed as if that was something from another galaxy. Apple people are just plain weird that way.
Posted by Scott Chaffin @ 16:12 on 01/10/07
JJC Disagrees with you:
http://www.thestreet.com/_t...
Posted by Ethan @ 16:31 on 01/10/07
I don't think I disagree with Cramer. Apple will probably deliver a cool, must-have device.
But I doubt it will outperform my Dash, even though it will cost twice as much (maybe more than that?).
Oh, and they aren't available yet. That's a disadvantage. :)
Posted by Kevin @ 16:43 on 01/10/07
But your Dash will not be as cool when you attend a sleep-over.
Posted by Ethan @ 16:52 on 01/10/07
I say, "You go tell your kid that when everyone else has one."
Part of being a parent, Jim, is telling your kids no occasionally. Here, repeat after me: "If everybody jumped off a bridge, would you?"
Posted by Scott Chaffin @ 17:40 on 01/10/07
Note that Cramer is not concerned at all that he may have to buy his kids a $500 cell phone. He is concerned about how he will get one prior to its release date.
Posted by Ethan @ 19:42 on 01/10/07
If I was Cramer with Cramer's money, keeping The Kids thrilled is something that might creep up on the priority list. His readers aren't Cramer with Cramer's money, though. I'm sure they'll manage it though. Why not? Who wants a pouty teenager moping around? And they're going to hate you anyway...might as well impress their friends' parents.
Posted by Scott Chaffin @ 23:32 on 01/10/07
That's the beauty of living in a free country. Don't like something. Don't buy it>
Posted by Darryl @ 19:38 on 01/18/07
Few of the commenters here would dispute that notion, I assure you. But since we largely share that notion, that's why I took the discussion in the direction of the relative merits of the iPhone versus Dash, the impact of marketing, the Apple "cool" factor, and the like.
Posted by Kevin @ 10:20 on 01/19/07
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