Comments on: Why I won’t be getting an iPhone http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/ Edge Case, Community Builder, Tinkerer, and Teacher Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:34:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Harold http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-51538 Harold Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:08:40 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-51538 could you provide the 3rd party app to sync blackjack 2 with oracle calndar could you provide the 3rd party app to sync blackjack 2 with oracle calndar

]]> By: News.PDA Live! - The iPhone Another Take - PDA Live.com http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-35201 News.PDA Live! - The iPhone Another Take - PDA Live.com Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:58:05 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-35201 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] was reading Josh Bancroft blog TinyScreenfuls.com gives his thought on the iPhone. I?ve been thinking about the iPhone a lot. The new commercials [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] was reading Josh Bancroft blog TinyScreenfuls.com gives his thought on the iPhone. I?ve been thinking about the iPhone a lot. The new commercials [...]

]]> By: Rodfather http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-34436 Rodfather Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:37:12 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-34436 I won't be getting one either. I want one as a media player, but I don't want to be sucked into another 2 year plan and it's a bit expensive. Also, I'm happy with my Blackjack phone My absolute favorite features are that I can sync my contacts, mail, calendar, and pics with my Yahoo account; and more importantly, I was able to purchase a 3rd party app that lets me sync to my work's Oracle calendar server. This is huge. I don't have to plug in my phone into the computer to sync anything. Everything is handles through the data connection. It's also way cool using shozu to send pics and videos to flickr/youtube.. Convu's pocketcaster to stream video live (ala justin.tv).. Having the choice between Google Maps and Windows Live Search.. 3rd party apps are key to me. So seeing that the iPhone is a closed system, it's not practical for me. As a kick ass media player that's also a phone & web browser, I wouldn't complain if it were given to me. I won’t be getting one either. I want one as a media player, but I don’t want to be sucked into another 2 year plan and it’s a bit expensive.

Also, I’m happy with my Blackjack phone My absolute favorite features are that I can sync my contacts, mail, calendar, and pics with my Yahoo account; and more importantly, I was able to purchase a 3rd party app that lets me sync to my work’s Oracle calendar server.
This is huge. I don’t have to plug in my phone into the computer to sync anything. Everything is handles through the data connection.
It’s also way cool using shozu to send pics and videos to flickr/youtube.. Convu’s pocketcaster to stream video live (ala justin.tv).. Having the choice between Google Maps and Windows Live Search..

3rd party apps are key to me. So seeing that the iPhone is a closed system, it’s not practical for me.

As a kick ass media player that’s also a phone & web browser, I wouldn’t complain if it were given to me.

]]> By: IntelWife http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-34405 IntelWife Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:48:41 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-34405 My husband has an 8525 and loves it and suits his needs. The I Phone is not suited to what he does with it on a daily basis. I agree with your comments. Apple missed the boat on this. Maybe the next version will be more compatible. Time will tell. I can get one, but why? Just to say that I have one? At that price? Showy at best, and why do that, just because I can? I already have an Ipod, I don't need to spend any more extraneous cash for something that is first generation. Let someone else learn the lessons. I'll sit back and wait. My husband has an 8525 and loves it and suits his needs. The I Phone is not suited to what he does with it on a daily basis. I agree with your comments. Apple missed the boat on this. Maybe the next version will be more compatible. Time will tell. I can get one, but why? Just to say that I have one? At that price? Showy at best, and why do that, just because I can? I already have an Ipod, I don’t need to spend any more extraneous cash for something that is first generation. Let someone else learn the lessons. I’ll sit back and wait.

]]> By: Jason http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-34401 Jason Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:18:22 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-34401 good reasons...but in all honesty I don't think you're the target market for the iPhone. You (and I as well) are a geek(s). You use Windows Mobile and are very comfortable in it. iPhone is aimed at people who want to do mobile web/media stuff but are scared by the devices that exist now that scare the crap out of them. My in-laws are the target audience. They want to get google maps but they don't want to invest countless hours to learn how to use a Windows mobile device. They want it to 'just work'. This is opposite a geek who wants to wants to tinker and max it out. When the iPod came out there were portable mp3 players. But they were hard to use, ugly, and non-functional. With iTunes and the iPod, apple introduced something that was an easy alternative. 1 click and boom you have your song and it's automatically pushed to the iPod (if you had it hooked up). my .02 :) good reasons…but in all honesty I don’t think you’re the target market for the iPhone. You (and I as well) are a geek(s). You use Windows Mobile and are very comfortable in it.

iPhone is aimed at people who want to do mobile web/media stuff but are scared by the devices that exist now that scare the crap out of them. My in-laws are the target audience. They want to get google maps but they don’t want to invest countless hours to learn how to use a Windows mobile device. They want it to ‘just work’. This is opposite a geek who wants to wants to tinker and max it out.

When the iPod came out there were portable mp3 players. But they were hard to use, ugly, and non-functional. With iTunes and the iPod, apple introduced something that was an easy alternative. 1 click and boom you have your song and it’s automatically pushed to the iPod (if you had it hooked up).

my .02 :)

]]> By: Josh Bancroft's Life Stream http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-35863 Josh Bancroft's Life Stream Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2007/06/why-i-wont-be-getting-an-iphone/#comment-35863 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Yeah, yeah. You’re tired of hearing about why I’m not going to buy an iPhone. Then why won’t I stop talking about it? Because I can’t stop thinking about it (good and bad). Blame the RDF. I had lunch with my friend Matt yesterday, and he mentioned that he read somewhere that the AT<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technorati Yeah, yeah. You’re tired of hearing about why I’m not going to buy an iPhone. Then why won’t I stop talking about it? Because I can’t stop thinking about it (good and bad). Blame the RDF. I had lunch with my friend Matt yesterday, and he mentioned that he read somewhere that the AT

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