Comments on: Thirteen reasons to doubt the iPhone hype

iPhone, you got some explainin' to do.

[TEastwold]

It's not the Steak, it's the SIZZLE!

Whether you believe that the iPhone is revolutionary or not, I assure you that Apple will have this notion firmly implanted in the market well before the device ever ships. Notice how much buzz has already been created before Apple has spent a dime on marketing.

Apple understands it's strengths and is playing to them quite well. Quite frankly, the author of this original post is not in Apple's target market.

Very few people have switched to the MAC because it's easy to upgrade and tweak, and their users for the most part could't care what's under the hood. Same goes for the iPod. I feel quite certain there are music players that are easier to use, upgrade and have more features.

As Mr. Jobs pointed out, all Apple is looking for is 1% market share and they will be wildly successful. I believe they are well on their way!

TE

[hcw8525]

iPhone Hype

Some people just need a phone...

[Bayardk]

You miss the point

The iPhone is not about making phone calls, it is about digital media
licensing. Apple is establishing, and thus controlling, the end user media
experience - presentation of audio, video, and web content. They will control
the user interface, and they will provide the distribution channel for content
creators. The music industry is reinventing and reviving itself around this
proprietary pipeline; they have learned from and are correcting their MP3
mistakes. This is a chance for big studios, both audio and video, to put the
genie back in the bottle; to reclaim the fire Prometheus stole from the gods;
in short, to end the indie insurgency made possible by an unregulated
Internet.

There is another battle to watch, too. Until now, hackers didn't care enough
about Macs, or other Unix derivatives, to work hard at compromising them.
They were too few, and Windows is too easy. Now, however, there's a
glamorous, high-visibility Mac OS X target. An iPhone exploit will work on
Mac desktops; desktop Macs are practice vectors for the iPhone. I predict:
a) black hats will now lay seige to Jobs' iEmpire;
b) they will become popular heroes as the public becomes frustrated by
Apple's lockdown of digital content.

[Herblenny]

So, how many of you use both hands when using.....

So, how many of you use both hands to dial a phone number or scrolling thru your contact list.... I don't?? I'm a huge MAC/Apple person but lately, their stuff's are CRAP! My Macbook I had to return because it was turning yellow and started to shutdown at random.. and their customer service was crap! I then I bought their top of the line 17" Macbook Pro.. and its so cheaply made, the screen closes itself and plastics are... you guessed it, starting to turn yellow.

This IPhone.. No way its going to be user friendly. I currently own Samsung i730 and when I was looking for one, I was looking for something that I could use with JUST ONE hand. Keyboard opens up with slight push and everything could be done in one hand.. even opening my apps... Iphone, NO WAY it could be used with ONE hand!! I hate to say it, but people who buy iPhone will be young kids just wanting something new and EXPENSIVE!! I suggest everyone you buy APPLE product in the future to go to the stores and actually use it and see if it will suit your lifestyle..

[XMattingly]

What's the other hand used for?

Your complaint about "your MacBook Pro" sounds ridiculous, since the thing is
mostly made of ALUMINUM.

[rkstamm]

Locked into one vendor, one carrier.

A chronic problem cell phone technology continues to have is that they become carrier specific, and are not universal. I have no interest in switching from my current carrier, and now you have a device that is locked into not just the apple/itunes world, but also a specific carrier.
Lastly, there is still the serious battery life issue for such devices. Cell phone transmission and reception drain batteries far faster than playing music, and apple does not have a good track record for battery life in the ipod anyway.
Put it in the 'expensive toy' magazine on the airplane.

[breath363]

iPhone not for me

First thing.. TO MUCH money.... second.... TO MUCH money.. To many gadgets in one box...

Cheap Ron