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Information Week's iPhone Questions
Alexander Wolfe of Information Week has posted his list of the top 7 questions Steve Jobs doesn't want you to ask about the iPhone . For example, Wolfe wants to know "Will the battery crap out after 18 months?" The iPod isn't known for either its long-lived batteries or it's user-empowering battery replacement features. My Kyocera's battery regularly conks out after about 18 months, but it's a simple nothing for me to pop onto the 'net, order a replacement and install it myself. Does the iPhone's lack of simple battery care mean users will have to buy extended iPhone warranties on top of the expensive handset and data plans? Pop over to Information Week to read the entire list of questions. I bet #2 will make you laugh out loud.
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Si said 2:22PM on 5-21-2007
Numbers 6, 6 & 4 are all either uninformed, old arguments or just plain lame. Yes, there are some interesting questions such as the speed and hazy performance on battery life, but the article seems to be a bit of an attempt to write Just Another iPhone ArticleTM
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Si said 2:23PM on 5-21-2007
okay, I can't type. That's a 5 in the middle...
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Quix said 2:34PM on 5-21-2007
Wow, what a weak load of tripe. Seriously, we're only a month away from launch, and this weak junk is the best Wolfe can do? This looks like one of the lame "stories" flying around immediately after the iPhone announcement in January - surely issues that are no longer relevant for most people.
The questions about battery life and network speed are the only legitimate questions, the rest is just worthless fluff. Where do I send my resume if I want to be a banal journalist for a PC rag?
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Quix said 2:36PM on 5-21-2007
Wait, this piece IS is one of the lame "stories" flying around immediately after the iPhone announcement in January. Check the post date on the article, TUAW. Geez.
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Jason said 2:37PM on 5-21-2007
you all realize that according to the article, this was posted in JANUARY, right? 1/11 to be exact, and updated 1/12.
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Jason said 2:38PM on 5-21-2007
Quix lived up to his/her name, and was quicker than me to note the age of this article.
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Joey S. said 2:40PM on 5-21-2007
Agreed. I wish I could have the time I spent looking at that list back.
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Todd said 3:00PM on 5-21-2007
Question #8: Will it blend?
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Damien said 3:17PM on 5-21-2007
I must be very lucky because I have had my iPod since July of '03. It has been to hell & back as far as use & abuse, and it is still kicking. Not once have I ever had an issue w/ the battery or anything else.
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Mystic said 4:50PM on 5-21-2007
Are you kidding me about the battery? I've never had a device who's battery didn't crap out. Laptops, phones, pda, etc. All of they're batteries crap out. If you don't want to pay to get the iPhone battery replaced, then don't buy one! Simple.
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tnkgrl said 4:59PM on 5-21-2007
Hmmm, I'm routinely getting 1.2 Mbps downloads with Cingular's HSDPA (I know, I know, the iPhone is limited to the slower EDGE, with which I'm routinely getting only 200 Kbps)...
And he's talking about Sprint's EVDO as if it's not available yet, or he's talking about Sprint's WiMax wich is a lot faster than any of the current networks!
Does this guy even know what he's talking about?
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jason said 7:19PM on 5-21-2007
Does he work for Greenpeace? I notice he's comparing Cingular's current speeds with Sprint's "promised" speeds. I think his #1 point (why pay $500 for an iPhone) could be rephrased to say "I'm a geek who loves Linux, why would anyone ever pay for an OS?"..
Whatever..
Jason
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franko said 7:59PM on 5-21-2007
i'll second Damien's comment: i've had my second gen ipod since january of '03, and it still works fine. i use it all day, every day. sure, the battery life isn't like it was when it was brand new but it still is good for hours of play. condition the battery right, and treat your device like the expensive piece of electronic equipment it is, and it should treat you fine right back.
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Darren said 8:37PM on 5-21-2007
Battery: IPod's have the cheapest and largest replacement battery market of any MP3 player. Why would anyone think that that wouldn't continue with the iPhone?
Speed: I browse on Edge all the time and it's perfectly fine. Uploading is a little slow, downloading and browsing is fine. The software quality is much more important than 2.5G vs 3G network speeds.
Why not buy an LG Chocolate or Nokia 3250? Because those are lousy video players, and lousier music devices that don't sync with iTunes. 'Nuff said. People are already spending more than $500 on iPods and smart phones.
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bluemonq said 3:32AM on 5-23-2007
"IPod's have the cheapest and largest replacement battery market of any MP3 player."
Really Darren? Wow. I wasn't aware that the NiMH AAA battery that's powering my Creative MuVo 100 costs $59 plus $5.95 shipping.
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Darren said 9:21PM on 5-23-2007
1. Creative MuVo 100 is a cheap toy.
2. iPod Batteries cost 20 bucks, even for hard drive models. Much cheaper than any other player.
3. No one thinks it's a good idea to dramatically expand the size of the iPod nano or Shuffle to accommodate AAA replaceable batteries, especially since batteries go at least 3 years before they need to be replaced.
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