Comments on: Enough already with the iPhone hand wringing! http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/ Music + Technology + Random Nonsense from the Music Industry Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:37:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding By: Michael H. http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-144295 Michael H. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:43:58 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-144295 How many of the people making noise about the iPhone are taking the perspective of regular non tech savy people like my sister, mother or uncle. I think Apple is looking at these people just like they did with the iPod .. take the concept and make it easy to use and cool to have. ( perception may vary ) Just my two cents... How many of the people making noise about the iPhone are taking the perspective of regular non tech savy people like my sister, mother or uncle.

I think Apple is looking at these people just like they did with the iPod .. take the concept and make it easy to use and cool to have. ( perception may vary )

Just my two cents…

]]> By: Ethan Kaplan http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-141389 Ethan Kaplan Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:57:48 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-141389 did you really just call me a knucklehead? Gosh darn it! I think I have enough Geek Cred as it is btw. my ego is inflated... like a fox. did you really just call me a knucklehead? Gosh darn it!

I think I have enough Geek Cred as it is btw.

my ego is inflated… like a fox.

]]> By: Gary http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-141388 Gary Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:55:18 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-141388 What a knucklehead you are! First, the iPhone is crap. Second, I cannot believe what an inflated ego you have! Do you really think anyone gives a rat\'s ass? Quit trying to earn \"geek cred\" and do something useful! What a knucklehead you are! First, the iPhone is crap. Second, I cannot believe what an inflated ego you have! Do you really think anyone gives a rat\’s ass? Quit trying to earn \”geek cred\” and do something useful!

]]> By: Adri http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138509 Adri Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:04:05 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138509 "and I’ll be getting two iPhone’s on release for the same reasons I have two powerbooks, a Mac Book Pro, two Airports, a Mac Pro and an iMac." The reason being: you have a lot of money to throw around? :D I'm happy with my iBook G4, but those MacBook Pros sure do look nice. And expensive. My student budget cringes. “and I’ll be getting two iPhone’s on release for the same reasons I have two powerbooks, a Mac Book Pro, two Airports, a Mac Pro and an iMac.”

The reason being: you have a lot of money to throw around? :D

I’m happy with my iBook G4, but those MacBook Pros sure do look nice. And expensive. My student budget cringes.

]]> By: Dave http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138385 Dave Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:15:20 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138385 Article is bob on. It appears that all the Apple-denigrators waited for the unprecedented euphoria to die down, and are now cutting up rough to vent their hatred of success. and Apple in particular. I owned Microsoft-based products for ten years before seeing a viable alternative to the unholy mess that Windows ecosystem had become. And moved to Apple. Clean, easy, elegant, no bloody endless hassle with blue screens, crashes, spyware etc etc. Article is bob on. It appears that all the Apple-denigrators waited for the unprecedented euphoria to die down, and are now cutting up rough to vent their hatred of success. and Apple in particular.

I owned Microsoft-based products for ten years before seeing a viable alternative to the unholy mess that Windows ecosystem had become. And moved to Apple. Clean, easy, elegant, no bloody endless hassle with blue screens, crashes, spyware etc etc.

]]> By: Mingus http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138169 Mingus Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:16:21 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138169 3G, anyone? Not? Ok, welcome to 1999! 3G, anyone? Not?
Ok, welcome to 1999!

]]> By: Ben http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138017 Ben Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:23:53 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138017 Ethan, I think you're clutching at straws and making yourself look a bit silly in the process. The iPhone stands out as a brilliant product, with amazing industrial design and a unique interface ( just like the iPod). However under close analysis there are some downsides for some groups of people (just like the iPod). It's only right that the blogosphere digs these out. By bringing out spurious arguments against these valid analyses, you seem to be clutching at straws. The anti-iPhone-hype is not a witch hunt. http://www.gadgetophile.com/iphone-anti-anti-hype/ Ethan, I think you’re clutching at straws and making yourself look a bit silly in the process. The iPhone stands out as a brilliant product, with amazing industrial design and a unique interface ( just like the iPod).

However under close analysis there are some downsides for some groups of people (just like the iPod).

It’s only right that the blogosphere digs these out. By bringing out spurious arguments against these valid analyses, you seem to be clutching at straws. The anti-iPhone-hype is not a witch hunt.

http://www.gadgetophile.com/iphone-anti-anti-hype/

]]> By: Shad Sterling http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138004 Shad Sterling Mon, 15 Jan 2007 05:06:24 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-138004 "just wait a few months as I think the DRM situation will be changing fairly quickly" ... Elaborate on that? “just wait a few months as I think the DRM situation will be changing fairly quickly”

… Elaborate on that?

]]> By: macuser http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-137878 macuser Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:54:23 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-137878 Well said. A couple things to me stood out to me: 1) People love to pretend they are willing and ready to buy something, "if only it had...x or y..as it stands, I'm not buying it" When you realize of course, they will latch onto any convenient excuse as to why they aren't going to buy something they really have no intention of buying. 2) Bloggers have found that in order to get attention/hits, you can't just say "Looks interesting/not that interesting", you have to flail around and make predictions of glory or doom. Best example to date? Robert Scoble (a blogger I actually used to enjoy reading when he was with Microsoft) on the two Apple products announced. Apple TV, because its 720p only.."REALLY REALLY REALLY SUCKS, and IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL" and the iPhone, "if Microsoft had shipped this you’d be deriding it as the worst cell phone ever shipped!!!" Oh, and "NETFLIX IS DEAD" too, according to Scoble, did you know? ;P 3. You knew this would be the reaction-remember the comments about the first iPod, not just from Slashdot etc. but from many of the "Apple faithful" as well? http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/original_ipod_announcement_thread_at_macrumors.php Well said. A couple things to me stood out to me:

1) People love to pretend they are willing and ready to buy something, “if only it had…x or y..as it stands, I’m not buying it” When you realize of course, they will latch onto any convenient excuse as to why they aren’t going to buy something they really have no intention of buying.

2) Bloggers have found that in order to get attention/hits, you can’t just say “Looks interesting/not that interesting”, you have to flail around and make predictions of glory or doom. Best example to date? Robert Scoble (a blogger I actually used to enjoy reading when he was with Microsoft) on the two Apple products announced. Apple TV, because its 720p only..”REALLY REALLY REALLY SUCKS, and IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL” and the iPhone, “if Microsoft had shipped this you’d be deriding it as the worst cell phone ever shipped!!!” Oh, and “NETFLIX IS DEAD” too, according to Scoble, did you know? ;P

3. You knew this would be the reaction-remember the comments about the first iPod, not just from Slashdot etc. but from many of the “Apple faithful” as well? http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/original_ipod_announcement_thread_at_macrumors.php

]]> By: PatrickQG http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-137704 PatrickQG Sun, 14 Jan 2007 23:17:44 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2007/01/14/enough-already-with-the-iphone-hand-wringing/#comment-137704 Personally I think a lot of people are criticising something they haven't used, or indeed know very much at all about. It's like people who criticise the Mac having never used one. It's like people who criticise Vista having never used it. (Not that they're wrong, it's still Windows, sadly.) It'd be nice if they could get at least midlet support on there, but I don't know how well that'd cope without the usual phone interface. I'm guessing Visual Voicemail is IP based, just like the IP phone. Personally I think a lot of people are criticising something they haven’t used, or indeed know very much at all about. It’s like people who criticise the Mac having never used one. It’s like people who criticise Vista having never used it. (Not that they’re wrong, it’s still Windows, sadly.)

It’d be nice if they could get at least midlet support on there, but I don’t know how well that’d cope without the usual phone interface.

I’m guessing Visual Voicemail is IP based, just like the IP phone.

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