I don't want an iTunes phone

I could care less about an itunes phone! What I want to know is, when are we going to be able to buy any phone we want and use it where ever we want? If Mac came out with a Mac designed phone with an OS X interface that was cool, small and integrated with my home computer, laptop, etc. I would buy it right now. Until then I'm not switching from T-mobile to Cingular just to hear music. I hope Job's wasn't the brainiac who thought this one up.

Yikes its only a 'phone. They are all a compromise any how, it is just a shame when the chance is given that it has to turn out so WRONG oh God so Wrong and how simple to make most folks happy-VERY. I do not believe designing a 'phone can go so out of square, but wow it happened.

would it be too hard to sell a 'phone with a large expandable memory, radio and good looks and itunes, imagine a Siemens SX1 with iTunes in white- perfect doh!! Well black looked good too double doh!!

--Xenedar-- "Fine, you're a throwback. The real world sucks. I'd rather be plugged into my music player and phone all day. To paraphrase Futurama, my head has better resolution than the real world." Actually I am further along than most. I spend my time editing for broadcast tv and spend up to 12 to 16 hours a day n front of the mac. Everytime I get a chance to see the outside or appreciate music; I am there.

Too many opinionated posts on a blog? Who would have thought! This is a community blog, not a news portal. Lay off the writers, you don't have to read the site.

Fine, you're a throwback. The real world sucks. I'd rather be plugged into my music player and phone all day. To paraphrase Futurama, my head has better resolution than the real world.

What stops me from even considering the phone is the fact that it's so crippled with DRM as to be nearly useless. The jockeying between all three companies to protect their interests results in very little bang for the buck

I think this whole convergence thing is going a little far. I was talking to my dad about this at the bar tonight and I decided that I'll take a phone/iPod combo when I can have around 4GB of space to keep my stuff. As it is I love having my 27+GB of music with me, but to get to one device for music and a phone I could probably pare down my listening selection to 4GB. So, there it is. I'll buy one when they get to that point. Besides, by that time I'll be done w/ my 2-year contract and can upgrade w/o signing a new contract.

I 12th this whole too many opinionated posts thing... And not to point at Ms. Kabili solely... Others are guilty too.. But every day when my RSS refresh and I see something from TUAW I wonder if it's even worth looking at... Please do more news reporting instead of opinion posting, it's really killing this site... If you want to bash something, bash Microsoft, I'm ok with that... sB

...who cares what you want or don't want? Jezzz what a waste of space and time.....TUAW, you guys better get it together with your "reviewers" or you won't have many readers left..... NyantaCrusher Nagoya Japan