iPhone skepticism

In article <[email protected]>,
Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote:

> For example, my WinMo phone can do just about anything the iPhone is
> purported to be capable of, and at a third of the price, but it's
> admittedly akward to use, and has a fairly steep learning curve, even for
> someone accustomed to a Windows PC. If iPhone can make mobile e-mail and
> web-browsing easy, intuitive, and a pleasure to use, then it will be
> successful. If not, then it will simply be an overpriced iPod Video with
> a akwardly push-buttonless phone built-in.

This is why the iPhone will do well.
No other phone manufacturer has been able to do an intuitive, easy to
use multi-use phone. Not one.

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At 25 Jun 2007 10:55:08 -0700 Kurt wrote:

>
> This is why the iPhone will do well.
> No other phone manufacturer has been able to do an intuitive, easy to
> use multi-use phone. Not one.


I recall both the Blackberry and Treo 600 both being considered
"revolutionary" in their day as well.

Again, Apple might have a winner, but ONLY because of usability- there is
nothing "new" here.

For those of us who've already traveled the learning curve, our $99-199
Smartphones and Blackberries already do all the iPhone seems to do, and
does many of them better. But that's ok- the iPhone is for a different
market. One, apparently, I'm not part of!

I just find all of the hype fascinating- no product, regardless of how
well designed, could measure up to people's (now unrealistic) expectations.
The iPhone will have to walk on water to live up to the hype.