DISQUS

Urbanist · 2 years ago

I'm not sure I agree about them always producing quality products, but I do think the iPhone can ride on the coat-tails of iTunes and therefore agree, overall, that (between that and the snazzy design potentials) the product is likely to be a huge success.

fog city dave · 2 years ago

Absolutely 100% right on correct. And refreshing in these last few weeks of all-out iPhone FUD and spastic hatred. Especially the part about Steve Jobs having been the primary beta tester for the last year at least. The same people who scream "who's gonna buy a $600 phone that doesn't even have 3G and GPS!!!" are the same people who think the iPod is doomed to fail because it doesn't have an FM receiver or a removable battery. Personally, I'm not in the market for an iPhone (that doesn't mean I don't lust after it), but I can't wait to see how this new platform evolves and starts kicking serious butt in the marketplace. If Apple meets their conservative goal of 10M iPhones by the end of 2008, they will instantly have more marketshare than Blackberry, Palm, Windows Mobile, and Linux COMBINED. Wow. Things are changing...

webomatica · 2 years ago

"spastic hatred" that's pretty funny...! Thanks for visiting and commenting.

webomatica · 2 years ago

Urbanist, yeah, I'm a little over the top with the quality to prove a point. My MacBook recently had a hard drive failure. However, this is where Apple has a leg up: it was in warranty, so I brought it in to an Apple store, and a Mac Genius replaced the drive plus the top case that was starting to discolor. I had my Mac back within a day.

So even if the quality was a bit suspect I get really great customer service at an Apple Store and the end impression of Apple was very positive. They have this whole support network of stores and Mac Geniuses to help push the iPhone.

Damn I sound like a total Apple fanboy - I guess I am...

Larry Dignan · 2 years ago

I'd argue that we're not nearly as negative as portrayed.

The response:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=5437

webomatica · 2 years ago

Hi Larry, good point by point response. I disagree with you about subscription music and gee... that one blogger that said "Leapord looks like Vista" was truly, truly, truly terrible.

Objectivity is tough when it comes to subjects people are passionate about. I get flak for my music and movie reviews all the time. But the Internet allows people to voice opinions and debate it.

Thanks for visiting and linking to your response.

Unlock IPhone · 1 year ago

I agree with everything you orginally said in the first post, the Iphone will be and already is a huge success in the cell phone market. No one can really touch its sales, just like the Ipod.