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[David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>]

I think Apple is attempting to expand the market for smart phones. While the
iPhone may not appeal to the earliest/tetchiest adopters, as too limited, I
think Apple wants to appeal to the masses that may not have considered a
smart phone.

I remember the initial reactions to the iPod (myself included)--who wants a
box that just plays music, and for how much??? Little did I know.

David

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On 01/12/07 10:44 AM, "Phillip Rhodes" <mindcrime AT cpphacker.co.uk> wrote:

> I don't get the buzz and hype around this iPhone Apple is putting out.  You
> can't even run 3rd party applications on it.
> 
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/11/technology/11cnd-apple.html?_r=1&oref=slogi
> n>
> <http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/12/0430200>
> 
> Umm, hello, but what freaking good is a handheld computing / communication
> device if you can't run your chosen application(s) on it / write
> applications for it?
> Assuming - for the sake of argument - that one would typically one carry
> around
> one such device,  I don't see how carrying this thing is any more useful
> than carrying a brick.
> Or, well, at least any more useful than any other generic cellphone.
> 
> 
> TTYL,
> 
> 
> Phillip