Misc. Ramblings

iPhone Hits and Misses

17 September 2007 · 2 Comments

Okay, so I wasn’t able to post this as early as I wanted. Everyone gets a full refund of all the money you’ve paid to me for this site. ;)

First, the good things about the iPhone:

  • Internet access is handy to have.
  • It replaces two other devices.
  • The camera is better than the one in my old Motorola Razr.
  • It has WiFi.

Now the things that need improving:

  • It needs voice dialing. This would make it easier to use in the car.
  • The keyboard is error prone because too many letters are packed into too small a space. Perhaps a Bluetooth keyboard would help.
  • Paying twice for ringtones. This is the most troubling to me. It foretells of a model in which customers pay multiple times for the same music, depending on the use. There is something called fair use. The music and movie companies hate fair use and continue to try to grind it to bits. Don’t let them.
  • Storage expansion (don’t hold your breath for this since Apple uses this lack to get more money from you). I mean, if you could buy the 4GB iPhone and then add memory cards, there wouldn’t be a market for the 8GB.
  • It’s relatively heavy.
  • The battery is not user removable.
  • No file manager.

Aloha!

Categories: Computers