YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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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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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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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Why does the first iPhone concept on the left look like a Zune? =P

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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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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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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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HELL YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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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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Yes, if it has what I need from a phone and I can actually afford it.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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"And what would be the features that would either sell you or keep you from switching?"

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I want my phone to be a phone. I hate this trend toward "convergence", where you have one device that does everything badly. I don't want my phone to be a music player.

On the other hand, I like the use of "zune" as a verb. Bravo. That rules.

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The only things that would keep me from buying an Apple phone would be:


A. Extremely ridiculous price ($350-$400+ ...unless it had features to back it.)

B. No GSM functionality (if Apple releases a CDMA phone I'll laugh. A lot. And then consider switching to whatever provider they release it for.)

C. It will try to kill functionality of my iPod and/or digital camera. (Already have those, don't need a phone with crappy knockoffs of mine)

Anything else, I'm sure Apple will offer a pretty neat and creative take on. We'll see. Hopefully it'll become a reality sometime.

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