Comments on: Why do people want the Applephone so much?

By: “Applephone” scorecard » Ryan Block

“Applephone” scorecard » Ryan Block — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:42:11 +0000

[...] when everyone had a theory but no one really knew what to expect, I wrote a story called “Why do people want the Applephone so much?” right here. I’m sure some interpreted it to be some anti-iPhone dialectic, but it was [...]

By: victor

victor — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:52:52 +0000

The interest of the iPhone is mainly from fans of the iPod. I don’t know if there will be a new iPod released, but the iPhone pretty much seems like the new version. Before it was a hip and cool mp3 player. Then it became a hip and cool mp3 player with video capabilities. Now it’s a hip and cool mp3 player with video capabilities that you can make phone calls with.

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By: D Dykzeul

D Dykzeul — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:12:13 +0000

iPhone, makes me happy and I really really really want one.

By: iphone apple

iphone apple — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 10:28:00 +0000

I think it was a nice move for apple to come out with the apple iPhone. The iPhone apple has most features consumers have been wanting to have. I also think the price will not deter people from buying the apple iPhone. I even think they will sell more then the 10 million apple iPhones they expect to sell within the year.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 13:58:35 +0000

If Apple’s smooth trasition to intel chips is anything to go by, I think that the iPhone won’t have any major bugs. It’s been in development for 2 1/2 years and they’ll have tested it alot. Also to quote you “it’s taken Microsoft a good five years to get Windows Mobile to a state decent enough to be mass-market”. How can you even begin to use that statment as some sort of comparision between Microsoft and Apple?! Windows is crap and we all know it and is full of bugs. Mac OSX is wonderful and has hardly any. As you said they worked out the major issue in the first few versions so it does lend to the idea that the iPhone’s OSX will be fine.

If I’m wrong then I’m wrong. I was sceptical about the switch to intel and thought there would be lots of bugs. I lived by the old philisophy’ Let others test it and then buy the 2nd gen”. I was wrong and Apple only keep proving that they don’y make many mistakes. Lets not loose sight that the iPhone is going to be great!

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:21:45 +0000

Looks like you were pretty damn close with your predictions Ryan!

:-)

By: ZacLohrenz.com » Blog Archive » Apple Launches “iPhone”

ZacLohrenz.com » Blog Archive » Apple Launches “iPhone” — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:53:44 +0000

[...] Apple has today launched their iPhone, a mobile phone which runs OS X. Now, for you Mac fans out there, don’t run out and buy one just yet. Engadget writer Ryan Block has some good points on why the iPhone has been so highly anticipated, but why you should refrain from buying one. To sum up his article, people WANT something new for these reasons: [...]

By: Matt Scott

Matt Scott — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:04:47 +0000

Its out, not released in US for 2 months, Europe Q4 2007 and Asia in 2008 :o(

looks cool but may be “too much” and “too complex” for basic users

By: It’s that time of the year again. « 15all

It’s that time of the year again. « 15all — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 09:25:33 +0000

[...] iPhone? Except that it wont be called the iPhone, everybody is cheering for it, but I’m pretty sure its not gonna happen. Why? http://www.ryanblock.com/archive/2006/12/why-do-people-want-the-applephone-so-much/ [...]

By: EJE

EJE — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:27:13 +0000

I have a Treo 650 and I like it, but I need the missing synch to get it to work. I synch at least 3x a day to make sure it synched and backed up properly. As soon as Apple comes up with a mobile input device, I am all over it. I just want to add and edit Contacts in AddressBook and Events in iCal. Communication is a plus, but I can’t expect everything from a first product of this type- I would prefer a bootable profile firewire drive that I could plug into any mac and check my email with, seeing my own desktop until I logout and eject it. Make it work with a bluetooth keyboard and the main device stays simple. Then I can use a regular bluetooth phone to get a mobile data connection for email & text chat when I have time to kill.

By: Question: Would You Buy An Apple Cell Phone?

Question: Would You Buy An Apple Cell Phone? — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 19:49:17 +0000

[...] As Macworld quickly approaches, everyone (bloggers) is speculating the probability of an “iPhone” “ApplePhone.” Reports and analysis is coming in about what the feature set may include, various screenshots and mock ups. There’s no point in adding to the noise, and instead, I wanted to ask you a simple question: [...]

By: c

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:31:43 +0000

mark… (first commenter) people don’t want it? so you’re saying that everyone talking about it, and reading about for the last year don’t want one but just like speculating about products they will never own?

By: Matt Scott

Matt Scott — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:48:28 +0000

People, People - lets not get so aggresive here - its about the phone! Lets not take a pop at one another, chill!

Its getting closer to the 9th and I must admit I am getting a bit excited - I hope Uncle Jobs does not let us all down!

How long before we see a Zune Mobile….

By: efficient and productive

efficient and productive — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:37:25 +0000

jimboNC keep living in the dark ages of slow-paced enterprise, while the people talking on the phone have made more money than you by 8AM than you did the whole day.

By: Colin Watts

Colin Watts — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 02:35:09 +0000

My Mac Mini is not a load of crap. well it wouldnt be if i had bought the latest one!

By: hessi

hessi — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:12:08 +0000

If Apple does not present a phone, I really would like to ask Steve Jobs (or Jonathan Ive) which cell phone he is using. I can’t imagine any of the available phones out there to be good enough for these gods of usability and the KISS principle.

By: KW

KW — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:41:29 +0000

It will not be an “iPhone” or an “Applephone.” It will be an iPod with wireless. Therefore, it will not be marketed as a mobile phone, but as a new iPod with several new “must have” capabilties involving wireless. Being a phone will just be one of these functions, but not its defining characteristic.

So…

1. The battery life will probably be pretty awful

Battery life will be compared to other iPods and iPod-like devices, not to mobile phones.

2. The phone will be buggy

Why?

3. It won’t be what people want

Apple is good at giving “people” something they don’t even know they want. For example, the original iPod five years ago. It may not be what people like this author expect, but will be something a lot of people will “want.”

4. It probably won’t have 3G

It’s a iPod with wireless, so its wireless standard will be whatever is needed to perform its designed wireless functions in the markets where it is released.

5. It’s safe to assume it won’t work with Windows out of the box

Every iPod since the first generation has worked with Windows “out of the box.” Why would this one be different?

6. It won’t be revolutionary

It will become the basis for the iPod morphing into a wearable computer platform. Third parties will release new software and hardware once the “iPod” has the horsepower and Internet connectivity to be the hub (the brains, data storage, visual feedback, and user input) for the system. Think of the Nike partnership as the (already taken) first step. I can’t think of anything more revolutionary.

By: links for 2007-01-03 | The Last Minute Blog

links for 2007-01-03 | The Last Minute Blog — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:29:17 +0000

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By: rvr

rvr — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 03:38:14 +0000

a few commenters here have it right. ryan, maybe you want all those things you list, but i certainly don’t. and i actually think the vast majority of phone buyers don’t find them that important. under-featured? i wouldn’t use that term. many of today’s phones, especially smart phones (who made up that term, and did they intend it to be ironic?) are over-featured, imho. so if apple works its mojo on a phone device, my guess is they’ll try very hard to get a good mix of the features you *need* - the ability to make phone calls, and… nothing else, really - and a few features people will like, and actually use. text message or chat of some kind: yes. music: yes. camera: maybe. pda features: i doubt it. smart phones are a small share of the market, and apple is not interested in going after that, as they’ve shown with the ipod. these are commodity devices, and they will go for the big numbers.

if they do it at all. i sure am hopeful, as i’m due for a new phone, and i don’t like much of what’s out there. so we’ll see.

By: JimboNC

JimboNC — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:42:56 +0000

This may sound funny to you users, but I have as yet understood WHY anyone wants a cell phone? I’ve had three and found them far too expensive for what they deliver. I hate the carriers who lie about FREE TIME all the while charging air time, long distance, and roaming in my home area. Even in my HOME, how can that be roaming?

Who do people talk to at 7:30AM on the way to work that can’t wait until they get there? Or any other time for that matter? What’s so important?

Now you say you want iTunes, GPS, MP3, games, movies, Internet radio and a slew of other features and complain about battery drain! Sheesh! How about a mini-inkjet printer and scanner while you are at it? Oh year, almost forgot a fax device! And a mini-roll of toilet paper for emergencies. Yeah, get it all!