The Apple iPhone - predictions before the rush
Before the reviews are posted, before the big chaps weigh in, here’s what I think.
1. It will be generally well received
2. There will be a few ‘limiting’ factors. For example, the keyboard looks to be an issue for anyone with fingers and a standard amount of moisture on them. Who knows.
3. Texting will probably be a load of shit with that keyboard. We’ll see.
4. The email will be useless for anyone who gets more than 5 emails a day … unless of course, they keyboard is any good.
5. The music integration will be brilliant.
6. Someone will realise that at 2G/2.5G speeds, it ain’t that brilliant for the UK. Although if you live in and around a wifi area, could be good, could be good.
7. Just what is going on about the battery? Will it screw things up for Apple? My iPod battery is fine. But I don’t use it religiously like I do my handsets. They’re being recharged like no tomorrow.
8. I will want one I’m sure.
Got any to add?
A couple of things I’ve read in the review that put me off the 1st gen device:
No video recording…
No cut and paste of text…
No user ringtones… (I want my themetunes to knightmare / jonny briggs)
No games.. (I do like whipping out my nokia to play bomberman or mastermind to pass the time on my travels)
But I do hope when it arrives here they force the network into unlimited data - which I hope will force the hand of all the networks.
But any competition in the marketplace can only be a good thing.
Posted by Toby on June 27th, 2007 at 8:49 am.And iPhone 2.0 will be released on June 30th and will be awesome and correct all the bugs in the initial release. All the early adopters will be left with a dud.
Posted by AJ on June 27th, 2007 at 7:02 pm.