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Apple missed the boat with the iPhone?
I've just read a review of the new iPhone 3G and am quite shocked by some of the features missing from it:
These are basic features which one would expect any modern "smartphone" to provide. I'm very surprised indeed to find that Apple would omit them. The lack of MMS messaging in particular is utterly inexplicable - that's something that even the cheapest European handset generally provides. I just don't "get it" with Apple. They make a great product like the iPhone, and then miss out some really basic features which all their rivals provide. Perhaps they should concentrate more on the basic functionality and less on the "sexiness"? |
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Yet another reason I am constantly secreaming, "Intuitive, my ass!" at the TV.
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The Nokia N96 is going to blow away the iPhone 3G.
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Oh, I'm sure that the iPhone is going to sell breathtakingly well despite these shortcomings. As I say, I just wish that the emphasis had been a little more oriented towards adding useful functionality rather than concentrating on the "looks". The lack of MMS messaging is a bit of a "show stopper" for me personally - that's something I use all the time. Perhaps it's less popular in the US?
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With the APP store many other features are on the phone. All the above things are not something I would use my phone for. My messaging is done via several apps like Twinkle or SMS. I have a camera for video recording and don't care for anyone to see me while talking on the phone, I tend to be doing other things. I don't understand Stereo bluetooth, I use the standard earplugs and don't use BT with my phone. Its bad enough seeing cyborg people talking to themselves in stores, cars and on the streets.
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