I left Atlanta with the knowledge that people I had been working with were about to go downtown and buy their iPhones. If this is the best the experts can do on negatives, then its even better than hyped, as indicated here. The real marketing insight of Apple, is to realise that people are buying capability and design rather than choice (as traditionally interpreted).
- I really could not care less which telephone operator provides the service, that is a mere commodity, what matters to me is the user experience.
- I don't want one device that does everything - that is for geeks, I want several devices that inter-operate without difficulty but are designed for purpose.
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Friday night goes something like this...
I stood in line at the at&t store (approx. 1 hour)
I got the 8GB
I got home and unwrapped
I haven't stopped playing with it since!
WOW. What a beautiful thing.
I wanted to play with it so much that instead of downloading all of my contacts (from my other phone) I entered each one in manually...
I got my 8gb for $599 - not sure what the pricing will be for you in the UK when it finally comes out over there (ha!), but i'd say if the exchange rate is good when you come over on the 9th - you should get one...if only to save yourself from the endless gloating I will inflict on you :)
-r
Posted by Rachel | July 1, 2007 2:41 PM
Posted on July 1, 2007 14:41
Hi Dave
They do look shiny and attractive!!
But i hear you need to press six buttons (icons?) just to make a call???! That might just be a rumour:)
Perhaps you should read this article in todays Observer before you take the plunge?
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,2115552,00.html
Posted by stuart | July 1, 2007 3:33 PM
Posted on July 1, 2007 15:33
shiny and attractive Stuart - how could you be so irreverent> We are talking about beauty here, and so what is wrong with technolust (see I did read the Observer), its very healthy for late middle aged males, keeps us young ...
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July 1, 2007 3:39 PM
Posted on July 1, 2007 15:39
Dave here is what i thought about the iPhone back in January just after it was first announced.
http://thoughts-illustrated.blogspot.com/2007/01/iphone
-redux-ubiquitous-computing-or.html
I think Steve Jobs knows how to make every digital device Apple designs a "fashion statement", but it may be worth buying an iPhone to have personal experience with Apple's network innovation strategy.
I use a MAC, itunes, an iPod and also bought AppleTV just to get into the flow of what Apple is innovating at the network level, but I think I will wait until the iPhone Shuffle is introduced.
http://www.informationarchitects.jp/iphone-nano-iphone-shuffle
Posted by dave davison | July 4, 2007 5:49 PM
Posted on July 4, 2007 17:49