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Why I Will Not Be Buying an iPhone (Yet)5 Comments
First of all, David Pogue’s review of the iPhone is a good one.
Here are the reasons why I will not be buying an iPhone as soon as I can get my hands on one:
1) EDGE - The first-generation iPhone supports AT&T’s outdated EDGE network exclusively. This generation will never support the faster network AT&T is currently building (and has deployed in many U.S. cities). Using the EDGE network with iPhone has been compared to using a brand-new top-of-the-line computer to connect to the internet via dial-up.
2) Flash Memory - Flash memory has been going down in price recently with many manufacturers offering 64 GB flash cards/chips suitable for sub-compact notebooks, etc. It won’t be long before an 8 GB iPhone or iPod Nano will be laughable. If the whole point of this device is to have my songs, pictures, and video on my phone, then I’d rather have most of my data on there rather than only a fraction.
3) 2.0 in the Works - I’ve heard rumors of an iPhone 2.0 as early as September/October. I’m sure that will not be the case, but they can’t be far away (maybe January for Macworld) in light of points 1 and 2.
4) Cost vs Likely Upgrade - The iPhone is an expensive gadget. Though Apple can easily attract me to this device (I really do want one), the likelihood that this generation will quickly be obsolete is high. I’d rather spend my $600 on version 2.0.
June 27th, 2007 at 12:43 pm
It’s a conspiracy, kev! don’t give in! it’s a bloody aardvark!
June 29th, 2007 at 11:06 am
Good tips sir.
June 29th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
I just can’t imagine laying down 600 bones for a phone!! whoa! That is a lot of moolah for a non-necessity if you ask me! Especially if it will be obsolete — or not as good once a new version comes out. Isn’t that the case though with just about any new gadget that comes out??
July 8th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Check out these links to see his new musical number (and lyrics) about the iPhone. The opening lines remind me of what you’ve said about your phone.
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/06/iphone-the-musical-lyrics/
http://video.on.nytimes.com/index.jsp?fr_story=f390265dcbb9e1f1da97a69637e921d39b6c99aa
The video is absolutely hilarious, and it’s interesting to see all the real life people in it who were really standing in line for an iPhone the first day they went on sale.
September 18th, 2007 at 10:07 am
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