Yes, I'm a Loser

http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Crazed...goes_0629.html

Some nutjob snatches Fox News reporter Laura Ingle's mike while she is about to introduce Steven Levy and have him demonstrate the iPhone. The bastard shouts "Gimme that fuckin' mike. Don't fuckin' mess with me." Once security deals with him, the show goes on as planned.

It doesn't look bad, but $600 (screw the $500 cut-down model)? I'll wait awhile. Too bad it doesn't support Verizon as a carrier. I'm not interested in selling my soul to AT&T. :devil:

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Originally Posted by burgundy

it seriously doesn't have integrated instant messaging?

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Again, it doesn't (currently) have instant messaging to services like AIM, MSN, Google Talk, etc. It has e-mail, it has standard phone text messaging.

Played with one today... you'd really have to be a jerk-off to not admit that it's an amazing little piece of technology. There are certainly things that it can/needs to do better - I want more than 8GB of storage, Google Maps is nice but it really needs GPS, why no ability to record video?, etc. - but at the same time man does it do so many other things so well.

And seeing the reactions people were having to it, and the fact that there was a line (at a dinky little AT&T store) to just look at it, I'm going to be shocked if it flops.

I'm now on my fourth cell phone over the years. And each time I get a new one I have never once looked at the available cell phones and found one that "just worked" and was a truly great piece of hardware/software. No, not even the beloved Razor. So if the iPhone ultimately means that Apple does to phones what they did to computers and mp3 players, then a big fat thank you goes to them.

I think for the hype they are giving it. and the money people are paying for it. Not having simple things like IM, songs for ringtones and the ilk. just doesnt seem right. i meen rinky dink pre pay phones from virgin mobile have songs for ringtones. ill pass and get a blackjack instead.


JBNagis

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Originally Posted by torgo

So if the iPhone ultimately means that Apple does to phones what they did to computers and mp3 players, then a big fat thank you goes to them.

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Yes, thank you Apple for your overpriced, elite, first-party software only technology. At least they look good.

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Originally Posted by Hubbitron

Yes, thank you Apple for your overpriced, elite, first-party software only technology. At least they look good.

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Wow, you almost threw every inaccurate stereotype against Apple into one sentence. Good job.

Ummm.

Whether you like them or not, Hub was pretty much spot on about Apple...

The razor is not and has never been "beloved".

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Originally Posted by torgo

Wow, you almost threw every inaccurate stereotype against Apple into one sentence. Good job.

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I grew up using apples and macs. My sister has a macbook pro. Until recently i had a 60 gig ipod video. I'm not fronting. I'm speaking from years of experience. I love the navigation and interface of these machines but the bad has ultimately outweighed the good.

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Originally Posted by Rumpy

The razor is not and has never been "beloved".

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To the general population it is. For the past year or so it has been the phone to have; whether it's of any quality or not. When I bought my new phone I had anyone and everyone coming up to me and saying "what? You didn't get a razor?"

Sounds like the iPhone will take that position next, except when it comes to actually turning the phone into a decent product, I have a lot more faith in Apple than Motorola.