Originally Posted By ecdc >>I see a bit of a contradiction, though, in stating that "the iPhone is the best one. Period." and then later finding it odd that someone else would be trying to convince everyone of the opposite.<< You are correct that in that one sentence I did speak pretty authoritatively about its superiority. But in other places, I did say it might not be everyone's favorite, and I understood that. I still understand that. As an iPhone user, I feel no need to convince everyone its fantastic, though I will explain why it works well for me. I understand that in trying to counter SG's arguments, I come off as more invested in the whole thing than I really am. But I don't quite get why someone who doesn't use the iPhone would repeatedly try and pass off its users as nothing more than victims of "slick" marketing. >>Unless Apple changes their mind on this, I think their web experience is going to be way behind the competition very soon.<< On this we are 100% in agreement. And while they might have gotten away with leaving flash off the iPhone, at least for now, leaving it off the iPad is inexcusable.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << And while they might have gotten away with leaving flash off the iPhone >> But see, that's my point. They've gotten away with leaving a lot of stuff off of their phone, but get a pass for it mostly. I agree with Jeff, the iPhone is a fine phone. I'm sure plenty of people are happy with it, but there's no reason to say it's the best out there. I don't even advocate that there is a "best" phone out there, just that it seems a bit silly to suggest that the iPhone is on top or somehow vastly innovative when it lacks (or did lack) key features that were available on phones for years before it hit the market. And with Apple's marketing power, it becomes very difficult for any other mobile phone maker to enter the marketplace without spending a ton on advertising. So, what happens? We start seeing more and more phones with big ad campaigns hit the street and fewer and fewer phones with innovative features. The pace of innovation will slow as budgets shift to the marketing side and away from the R&D side. Coupled with the monopoly power of telecom companies, it leads to a bad environment for consumers where they pay premium prices for subpar products. That's what's happening in telecom -- now and for years to come.
Originally Posted By Dave >>>> I love my iPhone and won't go back. I've used them all - Palm Pre<<< The Pre had good ideas but didn't live up to my expectations
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy ^^ The only expectations that it didn't meet for me were the ones set by it being benchmarked on the iPhone. They failed to add several features just because the iPhone didn't have them. That was disappointing. Still, I save a couple hundred bucks a year with Sprint, have better reception than any of my iPhone friends, and they seem to updating the software with improvement at least once or twice a month. The phone has addressed a number of my criticisms through over-the-air software upgrades in the few months I've owned it.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE new law in canada now can not use a cell phone unless it is hands free while driving new drivers can not use any phone at all , 3 pints on their license 157 dollar fine
