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Would you buy an iPhone?
You've surely heard about the iPhone concept design that recently surfaced and you've probably heard about the Foxconn Electronics iPhone order from Apple.
So would you buy one? Jason O'Grady over at ZDNet says he wouldn't. So he's running a poll over there to see who would and would not lay out the hard cash for an iPhone.
At issue, whether it's worth giving up your current phone, whether it's a Treo or a sweet little camera-jobbie, to become an iPhone switcher.
I'm not holding my breath for an iNewtonphone but I bet you that Jobs isn't going to zune the iPhone by leaving off all the bits people want and need. So what do you think? Would you switch? And what would be the features that would either sell you or keep you from switching?
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Sam said 5:35PM on 11-16-2006
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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neil said 5:40PM on 11-16-2006
If the following conditions are met, yeah..
1. Same size or smaller than my blackberry 8703e
2. iTunes integration with min. 4Gb HD
3. EVDO
4. camera
5. "Push" email type service
6. Sidekick type GUI
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Andrew Grin said 5:55PM on 11-16-2006
HELL YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jacob Varghese said 5:41PM on 11-16-2006
depends on the features. i wouldn't buy it just because it's an apple phone.
my next phone will be a smartphone with a qwerty keyboard.
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lieven said 5:42PM on 11-16-2006
Absolutely! I hate my current cell phone (Motorola v80). It has the worst UI ever, it crashes,... anything is an improvement, and Apple seems to have good UI designers.
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Phil M said 5:44PM on 11-16-2006
Why does the first iPhone concept on the left look like a Zune? =P
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Lee said 5:44PM on 11-16-2006
If it's supported by Verizon, most likely. I'd would have to be better and cooler looking than my current motorola q though, which i love.
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bill said 10:09AM on 11-17-2006
Yup. I'm waiting for it. It'll to be my 1st phone!!
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Taylor said 5:49PM on 11-16-2006
Actually, Jason said he doesn't want/need one. He didn't say he wasn't going to buy one. In fact, he said "Will I buy one? Probably, but not for use as my primary phone."
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Rich Schmidt said 6:14PM on 11-16-2006
The concept looks like a Zune because people have been dreaming of larger screens on their iPods for years. And because the Zune borrowed the circle-shaped control pad from the iPod. Apart from that, it also looks like a Palm or Windows Mobile device (or whatever they're calling those things these days), simply because of the shape of the screen.
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Daniel D said 5:54PM on 11-16-2006
I Sony Erricson K800 has a flash with a 3.2 megapixel camera
I wouldn't get a phone with anything less because I'm someone who likes to take alot of pics.
But aside from that I imagine it will have the usual standards like bluetooth etc
Even with all this said, I would still be damned tempted to buy one so it would all shake hands nicely with my mac etc.
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Christian Calzadillas said 6:02PM on 11-16-2006
Yes, if it has what I need from a phone and I can actually afford it.
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anon said 5:56PM on 11-16-2006
Yes I would, but as stated, but not just because it's Apple, but because Apple has a history of making a great UI.
If you've ever trioed to update the firmware in your phone you knbow that it can be a pain. It will be nice to have a phone that will automatically let you know when there is an update to be had.
Fact 1:Apple will most likely be the 3rd or 4th largest OEM for personal computers after this quarter.
Fact 2:Apple is also gunning for the poll position in notebook manufacturing.
1) Will Apple be the #1 cell phopne available withon a couple years?
2) Will they have a Slingbox-like software to let you enjoy your digital media from your iMac/MacBook(Pro)/Mac Pro to your iPhone?
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Greg Greene said 6:08PM on 11-16-2006
It needs to have:
1: GSM
2: EDGE or other high-speed data access
3: Wi-Fi operability for use on 802.11 networks (w/ VoIP?)
4: Easily navigable GUI
5: Bluetooth data syncing/modem capability
6: Email
Which raises another question: would Apple need a mobile OS to make this work? What would it be -- a stripped down, re-skinned BSD? Palm? Symbian? That's an important detail.
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Jonathan Baldwin said 6:10PM on 11-16-2006
My Treo 650 is getting past it but Orange don't do the 750 (or indeed to 650 anymore it seems).
I'm in the market for a new phone but the iPhone would need to meet the useage I make of the Treo - so qwerty keyboard, storage of SMS, calculator, Word files, and UK train timetables!
But no 'sharing' and no obsolete FM radio, thank you very much.
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spil said 6:11PM on 11-16-2006
Seeing as the only phone I have is a landline, I would probably buy and "iPhone" if it was a "regular" (clamshell, slider, or "SLVR"-like non-moving design), but if it were a smartphone or the like, I would probably not buy it.
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john said 12:23PM on 11-18-2006
I would consider the phone if it were supported by multiple phone companies (I use T-mobile) and if it were affordable. It would be great to have a Mac intergration between my phone and my MacBook.
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iMatt said 8:40AM on 11-17-2006
As much as I'd like an emailin', web-browsin' Newton-style phone, I don't think that's going to happen--at least not in the first generation.
But there's still room for a well-executed phone, b/c most handsets today are too complicated, too hard to use, etc.
All I'd need to switch over to an Apple phone is:
-iTunes integration that lets me move 4GB to the phone.
-use iTunes to select a ringtone created from anything in your iTunes library.
-iPhoto integration with the phone's camera (if it has a camera at all!)
-seamless address-book syncing (surprisingly, this is still inconvenient w/ most).
-configure phone preferences from your computer, rather than the little buttons on the phone.
-iCal intergration
-integration w/ stickies, etc.
That's all I need--just a good phone that is reliable and easily sync'd with the Mac.
Of course, I'd welcome other features, if done the Apple Way:
-Safari mobile.
-Mail.app mobile.
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Reg said 6:29PM on 11-16-2006
I'll be buying two, so that'll make up for Jason not buying one.
I think iPod + phone makes perfect sense as they are two devices which many people want to have with them most of the time.
At the moment, if there's limited pocket or belt space, a phone will take priority.
That's certainly the case for me.
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Brendan said 6:26PM on 11-16-2006
I'm glad to see the worst iPhone concepst ever created was used. Try this one for size: http://static.flickr.com/103/298236920_a5545c3229_o.jpg
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