Comments on: 10 Reasons to Care Less About the iPhone http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/ Say Hello to my little friend. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:08:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: The Raging Tech http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-769 The Raging Tech Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:38:04 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-769 @Moron: Someone 7 posts before you already pointed that out, and I admitted I made a mistake in terms. Congratulations, you've just won teh internetz! @Moron: Someone 7 posts before you already pointed that out, and I admitted I made a mistake in terms.

Congratulations, you’ve just won teh internetz!

]]> By: Moron http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-768 Moron Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:39:50 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-768 Hahaha you moron its an accelerometer not a gyroscope, those are the spinning things that don't fall down until they run out of speed. Rants are always shittier if the person doesn't know what they're talking about Hahaha you moron its an accelerometer not a gyroscope, those are the spinning things that don’t fall down until they run out of speed. Rants are always shittier if the person doesn’t know what they’re talking about

]]> By: kam http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-767 kam Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:31:27 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-767 iphone 3g is nice but its not worth the contract / plan price or the unlocked version. A couple of days ago i was at a wholesale store here in Broadway (manhattan, ny) and i saw this guy buy 5 unlocked phone 3g's for $1200 a phone. Its amazing how much people are willing to pay for this phone. Apple / AT&T have really built up a nice hype around this thing. iphone 3g is nice but its not worth the contract / plan price or the unlocked version. A couple of days ago i was at a wholesale store here in Broadway (manhattan, ny) and i saw this guy buy 5 unlocked phone 3g’s for $1200 a phone. Its amazing how much people are willing to pay for this phone. Apple / AT&T have really built up a nice hype around this thing.

]]> By: Rantastical http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-764 Rantastical Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:19:49 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-764 It's all a bunch of hype... As with most of Apple's products, the "little guys" will come out with products that are SO much better... But no one will buy them because "OMG APLE IZ LIEK SO AWSUM!!!!11"... Pure hype It’s all a bunch of hype… As with most of Apple’s products, the “little guys” will come out with products that are SO much better… But no one will buy them because “OMG APLE IZ LIEK SO AWSUM!!!!11″… Pure hype

]]> By: mike http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-751 mike Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-751 Once upon a time there lived a man that never had an iPhone.............and he lived happily ever after. Once upon a time there lived a man that never had an iPhone………….and he lived happily ever after.

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-750 Kevin Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:56:48 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-750 Here's my feeling on your points: 10. You are paying for the convenience of having those location aware services. Sure you could do without but its a great feature. Location aware photos' maps, tweets, notes...Why wait till you get home or have to plan ahead? 9. 16GB is a pretty decent size. What other phones have more space than that? iPods and media players yes but not phones. It means you can't carry entire media collections around but its still a decent amount of space. Plus with apps like Pandora and last.fm its like having an extended media catalog over your 3G connection. 8. This is a fact for gadgets, get used to it or don't buy it. It's not iPhone specific. 7. I agree there are some apps that require jail-breaking but I don't think you can consider them the best features. And if you really think they are the best features then just jailbreak it. It's still easy to do. 6. I am sure this is coming. Google knows it has a large userbase with iPhones. 5. If you don't like AT&T then yes that's a downside. If you dont mind AT&T its great. I had a first gen iPhone that I can upgrade to a 3G with no penalty. 4. For me having one do-it-all device is great. I travel and having just one device makes it all easier. Plus in the long run you don't need multiple accessories, just one set as you only have one device. 3. I have played with a bunch of other phones and for me none of them match the iPhone. It is a matter of personal opinion and that's great that we have so many options. I do agree though that there are better phones for business use. I probably wouldn't go with an iPhohe for a corporate environment. Blackberry has the goods in that department and the experience. 2. Never had an issue with mine. It works flawlessly. 1. I charge my battery every couple of days. Sometimes each night if I have a heavy use travel day, but I have never had to charge it more than once a day even with my most heavy usage. I don't think its just about gadget-lust. It is great at almost everything it does and has become the one thing I could truly no longer do without. Here’s my feeling on your points:

10. You are paying for the convenience of having those location aware services. Sure you could do without but its a great feature. Location aware photos’ maps, tweets, notes…Why wait till you get home or have to plan ahead?

9. 16GB is a pretty decent size. What other phones have more space than that? iPods and media players yes but not phones. It means you can’t carry entire media collections around but its still a decent amount of space. Plus with apps like Pandora and last.fm its like having an extended media catalog over your 3G connection.

8. This is a fact for gadgets, get used to it or don’t buy it. It’s not iPhone specific.

7. I agree there are some apps that require jail-breaking but I don’t think you can consider them the best features. And if you really think they are the best features then just jailbreak it. It’s still easy to do.

6. I am sure this is coming. Google knows it has a large userbase with iPhones.

5. If you don’t like AT&T then yes that’s a downside. If you dont mind AT&T its great. I had a first gen iPhone that I can upgrade to a 3G with no penalty.

4. For me having one do-it-all device is great. I travel and having just one device makes it all easier. Plus in the long run you don’t need multiple accessories, just one set as you only have one device.

3. I have played with a bunch of other phones and for me none of them match the iPhone. It is a matter of personal opinion and that’s great that we have so many options. I do agree though that there are better phones for business use. I probably wouldn’t go with an iPhohe for a corporate environment. Blackberry has the goods in that department and the experience.

2. Never had an issue with mine. It works flawlessly.

1. I charge my battery every couple of days. Sometimes each night if I have a heavy use travel day, but I have never had to charge it more than once a day even with my most heavy usage.

I don’t think its just about gadget-lust. It is great at almost everything it does and has become the one thing I could truly no longer do without.

]]> By: kenfegore http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-742 kenfegore Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:44:19 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-742 "Early Adopter Tax" has just been repaid with interest by the latest software upgrade, nobody promised iPhone v.1 buyers that they would get 3rd party applications, now they got that and much more, a truly feature and value adding upgrade. Very few phones actually get better as they get older, so that is pretty amazing feat. “Early Adopter Tax” has just been repaid with interest by the latest software upgrade, nobody promised iPhone v.1 buyers that they would get 3rd party applications, now they got that and much more, a truly feature and value adding upgrade.
Very few phones actually get better as they get older, so that is pretty amazing feat.

]]> By: The Raging Tech http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-739 The Raging Tech Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:36:42 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-739 @Squeaky: Well, look at that - you're right! Maybe another version will use a gyro instead of an accelerometer. @Squeaky: Well, look at that - you’re right! Maybe another version will use a gyro instead of an accelerometer.

]]> By: Squeaky http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-731 Squeaky Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:53:45 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-731 It's not fitted with a gyroscope lol. That's a completely different thing. It's called an accelerometer :-) It’s not fitted with a gyroscope lol. That’s a completely different thing. It’s called an accelerometer :-)

]]> By: Beau71 http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-729 Beau71 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:04:24 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-729 I used to like Apple....now I can't stand them. They are getting to greedy. I can't stand the combination of MP3 player and phone, keep it separate. I hope this trend/phase ends soon. I used to like Apple….now I can’t stand them. They are getting to greedy. I can’t stand the combination of MP3 player and phone, keep it separate. I hope this trend/phase ends soon.

]]> By: Casey http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-728 Casey Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:20:00 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-728 The biggest claim to fame for this addition of the iPhone is it's 3G. Big deal, My 8525 has has 3G for years. iPhone is just like other Apple products, you have to have the latest OS and anything less is outdated. 10.4 users are screwed for most 10.5 stuff, at least my PC will run anything dating back to Windows 98. Can't run software anywhere near that old on a Mac... The biggest claim to fame for this addition of the iPhone is it’s 3G. Big deal, My 8525 has has 3G for years. iPhone is just like other Apple products, you have to have the latest OS and anything less is outdated. 10.4 users are screwed for most 10.5 stuff, at least my PC will run anything dating back to Windows 98. Can’t run software anywhere near that old on a Mac…

]]> By: Nathan http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-727 Nathan Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:31:09 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-727 I agree with some of these but not with others. Speaking as an iPhone user myself who didn't want to jailbreak my phone, getting the app store was fabulous and some of the games are really slick, way better than anything any other actual phones people are using can render that I know of. The iPhone has full OpenGL support with graphics somewhere between the Wii and the DS. Early adopters tax is a non-issue I think since that is true for any tech product so I don't hold it against the iPhone or begrudge Apple for making the devices more affordable. The hard drive sizes are a bit small but without paying a lot more for the device I don't think we'll see any improvement in those sizes for at least another year or so when they will probably release 16GB / 32GB models. I don't have more than about 2GB of music myself, so the 8GB size of my iPhone's hard drive is a non-issue. Also saying you have no need to have the devices combined is something I thought until I got an iPhone. Having your phone and your ipod at all times is great and saves room in my pocket. Also, ALL of your iPod 5th gen accessories will work just fine with an iPhone so you really don't have to re-buy everything. Overall i'm extremely pleased with the device because every other phone that tries to "look cool" and do the Apple thing has failed at it. The new LG and Samsung flashy phones have crappy interfaces and generally fail at being iClones. I agree with some of these but not with others. Speaking as an iPhone user myself who didn’t want to jailbreak my phone, getting the app store was fabulous and some of the games are really slick, way better than anything any other actual phones people are using can render that I know of. The iPhone has full OpenGL support with graphics somewhere between the Wii and the DS.

Early adopters tax is a non-issue I think since that is true for any tech product so I don’t hold it against the iPhone or begrudge Apple for making the devices more affordable. The hard drive sizes are a bit small but without paying a lot more for the device I don’t think we’ll see any improvement in those sizes for at least another year or so when they will probably release 16GB / 32GB models. I don’t have more than about 2GB of music myself, so the 8GB size of my iPhone’s hard drive is a non-issue.

Also saying you have no need to have the devices combined is something I thought until I got an iPhone. Having your phone and your ipod at all times is great and saves room in my pocket. Also, ALL of your iPod 5th gen accessories will work just fine with an iPhone so you really don’t have to re-buy everything.

Overall i’m extremely pleased with the device because every other phone that tries to “look cool” and do the Apple thing has failed at it. The new LG and Samsung flashy phones have crappy interfaces and generally fail at being iClones.

]]> By: The Raging Tech http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-726 The Raging Tech Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:01:45 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-726 @Pez, Jewsus: Man, you guys are so cool, coming to a blog to be pretentious douchebags. If you don't have anything pertinent to say, don't say anything at all. @Pez, Jewsus: Man, you guys are so cool, coming to a blog to be pretentious douchebags. If you don’t have anything pertinent to say, don’t say anything at all.

]]> By: Pez http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-724 Pez Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:53:46 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-724 STOP USING THE WORD "gigs" It is gig. There is no 's'. Fin. STOP USING THE WORD “gigs”
It is gig. There is no ’s’.

Fin.

]]> By: Jewsus http://blog.ragingtech.com/2008/07/15/10-reasons-to-care-less-about-the-iphone/#comment-723 Jewsus Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:16:46 +0000 http://blog.ragingtech.com/?p=569#comment-723 Your a complete moron. Your so punk rock for not buying into the trend. You've really proven how unnecessary you are to the advancement of humanity. Your a complete moron. Your so punk rock for not buying into the trend. You’ve really proven how unnecessary you are to the advancement of humanity.

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