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dagger55 · 06-22-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by CoRruPt-


	It's sad that branding is everything in this day and age. It's Apple, it's an iThing, so people are going to flock towards it whether or not there's a better product on the market. Some people act like touch screen is pioneered by Apple or something. Touch screen is nothing new and neither is the whole turn-the-screen landscape sensor thing; it's on plenty of other PDAs and handheld products. Apple just managed to dress up the interface a bit better. The battery time is nothing to be impressed about either, especially being a phone+MP3+video player. And no 3G. I don't think I need to say anymore about that. Oh, and no swappable battery is a pain; I can just think of so many situations where that'll come back and bite people in the butt. No expansion slots. 2megapixel camera?! Geez. And Apple is considered a revolution in the industry? Are you joking me? Considering all that versus the price, it's not worth it at this moment.

There are definitely some drawbacks to it.

But you cant watch that video and not be impressed...

CoRruPt- · 06-22-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dagger55


	There are definitely some drawbacks to it. But you cant watch that video and not be impressed...

Not if it requires some other piece of Apple junk software to view it :P. Only VLC media player for me to handle video files

... if that excludes RealMedia and QuickTime videos then so be it.

And I forgot to add that everytime I see Apple branded headphones I really want to rip them apart

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For $600, to me, it sounds like having the drawbacks are not worth it at that price.

Pared · 06-22-2007, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CoRruPt-


	It's sad that branding is everything in this day and age. It's Apple, it's an iThing, so people are going to flock towards it whether or not there's a better product on the market. Some people act like touch screen is pioneered by Apple or something. Touch screen is nothing new and neither is the whole turn-the-screen landscape sensor thing; it's on plenty of other PDAs and handheld products. Apple just managed to dress up the interface a bit better. The battery time is nothing to be impressed about either, especially being a phone+MP3+video player. And no 3G. I don't think I need to say anymore about that. Oh, and no swappable battery is a pain; I can just think of so many situations where that'll come back and bite people in the butt. No expansion slots. 2megapixel camera?! Geez. And Apple is considered a revolution in the industry? Are you joking me? Considering all that versus the price, it's not worth it at this moment.

Talk about finding a reason to hate the thing... solely because it's made by Apple. There's always someone.

Please, be so kind to share with us a device that incorporates all of that, with a wonderful UI to boot? Simplicity is part of its beauty... I love it when things just work.

dagger55 · 06-22-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CoRruPt-


	Not if it requires some other piece of Apple junk software to view it :P. Only VLC media player for me to handle video files ... if that excludes RealMedia and QuickTime videos then so be it. And I forgot to add that everytime I see Apple branded headphones I really want to rip them apart . For $600, to me, it sounds like having the drawbacks are not worth it at that price.

You dont even have a quicktime viewer installed on your computer?

I dont want to clutter the iphone thread, but i really want to hear your experience on what has soured you towards apple. Feel free to PM me.

In other news, after watching this video, there is no doubt that I will be lined up next friday to get my hands on an iphone.

p_rushing · 06-22-2007, 03:43 PM

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	EDIT2: Google Maps will have live traffic conditions built in to it.

You mean the iPhone can do the same thing that my $50 Blackjack phone can do?

Miles_Yuhas · 06-22-2007, 03:45 PM

Yeah, that vid is amazing. This thing is awesome.

dagger55 · 06-22-2007, 03:45 PM

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	You mean the iPhone can do the same thing that my $50 Blackjack phone can do?

Well it will have live traffic conditions for any route you search for on the google maps application...

thejake · 06-22-2007, 03:50 PM

VLC does play quicktime movies. I just watched it at work using VLC.

This thing is great. I would have it on launch day if i wasnt locked in with sprint for another 6 months. So unfortunately, I will have to wait until january to get one.

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Miles_Yuhas MVP OVR: 13 Join Date: Mar 2004	Re: iPhone on June 29. Yeah, that vid is amazing. This thing is awesome.

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