June 12, 2009 7:00 AM PDT
Friday Poll: Which of your hopes did Apple dash?
CNET News Poll
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Clearly, one of the biggest pieces of news this week was the forthcoming iPhone 3G S.
But there were a few items people expected Apple to make official at its Worldwide Developers Conference that weren't mentioned. And sometimes what's not said at these keynotes is as important as what is. Which of these were you hoping for, but didn't get?
If we missed anything, let us know in the TackBack section below.
With more than 15 years experience testing hardware (and being obsessed with it), Crave freelance writer Matt Hickey can tell the good gadgets from the great. He also has a keen eye for future technology trends. Matt has blogged for publications including TechCrunch, CrunchGear, and most recently, Gizmodo. E-mail Matt. 
2) Adobe Flash
3) Tethering (although this is apparently AT&T's fault, not Apple's)
Which of your hopes did Apple dash?
Here's the headline for the first Pre post in the thread:
My top 5 wish list for the Palm Pre
One has Apple DASHING YOUR HOPES the other asked for a polite WISH of things left out of the Pre.
your hate could not be more transparent.
People have been waiting for this iPhone to come out and fix things left off in the past. So if your thing wasn't included, you won't see it for a while since Apple has only been releasing a new unit once every year.
For the Pre, this is a first generation device, so no one has been dealing with pains for the last year or two -- at least with this specific device. With rumors of other Palm devices around the corner (even if the ones coming in the near future are scaled down models) there's hope for more (and maybe more frequent) updates to the new OS and hardware.
Though I agree with your assessment that seems a bit biased in their approach.
the cost of the hardware is much more than $100. they sell the phone at a loss and make up the difference on the monthly phone bill. Now if you want to, I will sell you an 8gb ipod touch for $99 and you pay me $20/month for the next 2 years.
know because they sell so much more of it than the fine furniture store does. Why would I pay a fine furniture "tax" when I can get furniture made out of the same stuff (Wood, material, etc) from Walmart for so much less. And the fine furniture store is all controlling because the cushions are hand made and not removeable. With the Walmart furniture, I can put cushions on it that I got from Ross or have my great aunt Betty sew it. And I can put my cushions on my friends couch just fine. The fine furniture cushions only fit their own furniture! My friend has a couch from the fine furniture store. He says he never has to worry about stains. He is so snobby. I don't have to worry about stains on my Walmart couch either because I apply stain guard to it every day and I put my couch behind a layer of clear plastic. He thinks he doesn't need stain guard, but we all know his couch could get stains too. He has had his couch for like ten years with no stains, but I know it's just a matter of time. The fine furniture store should just close down and give the money back to the shareholders. I will stick with my Walmart furniture because they sell the most furniture for less.
know because they sell so much more of it than the fine furniture store does. Why would I pay a fine furniture "tax" when I can get furniture made out of the same stuff (Wood, material, etc) from Walmart for so much less. And the fine furniture store is all controlling because the cushions are hand made and not removeable. With the Walmart furniture, I can put cushions on it that I got from Ross or have my great aunt Betty sew it. And I can put my cushions on my friends couch just fine. The fine furniture cushions only fit their own furniture! My friend has a couch from the fine furniture store. He says he never has to worry about stains. He is so snobby. I don't have to worry about stains on my Walmart couch either because I apply stain guard to it every day and I put my couch behind a layer of clear plastic. He thinks he doesn't need stain guard, but we all know his couch could get stains too. He has had his couch for like ten years with no stains, but I know it's just a matter of time. The fine furniture store should just close down and give the money back to the shareholders. I will stick with my Walmart furniture because they sell the most furniture for less.
@ BogusBasin: So you think crappy particle board held together with weak metal pieces is better than a well-made piece of furniture made of real, whole wood? How about this: have you ever bought anything in your life that you felt was of better quality than a similar product? Well, that's why some people buy Apple products. You may not agree in this case, but I'm sure at some point in your life you've bought a more expensive product when someone else thought you paid too much. So shut up, hypocrite.
Since this was supposed to be about what the iphone left out and not meant to be another vs. debate... I still want Verizon to carry iphone.
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- My biggest disappointment was the fact that mms isn't going to work when 3.0 comes out! That was a let down. Not Apples Fault but i have been looking forward to not getting those stupid little links and passwords to a website to view the stupid things. For quite some time! Of course there really isn't a really good reason why we didn't get availability of it sooner!
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