Terve-tuloa iPhone: Apple vs. Nokia

Personally, I hate cell phones and rarely use them. So, I can't see the reason to invest in something like this and I surely don't have idle time to modify one. It's just bling to me.

My main tool is my laptop. I can communicate via email and I can actually do engineering work on this machine in a way that serves my customers.

I am selective about using a phone so that I don't have to waste time or stop doing things that I don't want to stop at the moment. Email affords me the ability to communicate at the times that are best for me. If I need an instant answer, there is always the phone, but many times I only get the person's voice mail, probably because they don't want to be bothered right now.

I look at a phone as a tool. I use it in a way that is most productive to me and my laptop is far superior for me to do meaningful work compared to a tiny screen on a phone.

That's just how I see it.

I don't know whether you've had a chance to play with an IPhone, but the interface is incredibly, outragiously, good!!! If they offered a PC with this interface, I'd buy it in a heart-beat!!!

The only thing that keeps me from buying one is I'd have to switch cellphone providers. Yes, I know there are hacks, but I don't have confidence in these nor the time to mess with them.

And, minimum plans are going to be $60 - $70 per year - for a phone!

I probably get 5 calls a week on my phone. That's $12 to $14 per call!

Hi Vermin,

Haven't had a chance to play with an iPhone yet, but plan a pilgrimage at some point soon to the Apple showcase store in New York City, where I'll get a chance to do that. This interface looks very cool to me, both on television and in-person.

The cell-provider issue is one that I'm concerned with too, but hopefully more providers here in the US will jump into the mix and start supporting these devices. That should bring down prices. I expect to seek out Wi-Fi coverage areas where available to keep my connection costs down.

- April05

As a proud owner of Mac I propably shouldn't critize Apple, but anyway:

I think there are only 2 companies in the world that can get old technology, put it into a pretty pagage and sell it a lot more expensive than their competitor and get away with it. They are Apple and Harley Davidson. I respect both companies marketing for making this possible.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, you too have fallen for it. If you think iPhone has amazing technology, check this link:

http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/09/3G-iphone-rivals-tech-ebiz-cx_ew_0609iphone.html

and if you think it is cheap, go to O2 and see for yourself. There Nokia's N95 which Aplle used as a bench mark is given free when you have to pay 200$ for iPhone to get tha same 2 year contract. Only a genius like Steve Jobs can fool us like that!

The value added for Apple products has been, and continues to be, the user interface and the attention to detail in the design.

When you take that and add a first class marketing effort you end up with a winning combination.

The technology that supports the interface and the design is tertiary in comparison.