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Apple gets into the phone business

Yeah, i know it's late, but what the hell. Apple Computers, announced the IPhone the other day. It's supposedly going to change our lives. I have to admit the touch-screen phone is very sleek and a beauty to look at. It just seems silly that Apple will only be using Cingular as their exclusive provider. It just seems to be such a limited business model. The crazy slim cell has everything you could ever want in a smartphone with a much simpler interface. MP3, GPS, Camera, Internet, itunes, you name it, this baby has it. Of course it will cost you $500 for the basic model. Maybe Cingular will start offering 5 year contracts to lower the price for everyday consumers? Regardless, I think Apple has a hit on their hands once again.

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Published Jan 11 2007, 11:59 AM by sauer
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Raul Duke said:

But will it do your laundry? I think not!

January 11, 2007 1:37 PM
 

sauer said:

Relax, Apple has already announced laundry service via a firmware update. Nothing can stop the iPhone!!!!

January 11, 2007 4:24 PM
 

e. said:

ok. so looks great and all. but my initial impression is im not interested. One due to price. 500 for the base model with a 2 year cingular agreement. And to get any real use you will need a data plan, which on cingular isnt real cheap. as a phone, im sure it works like any other phone. as an mp3 player, hey thats great, but 4 gigs for the base model gets me nowhere, i would still need my regular mp3 player. As an email device, well, its hard to say without actually trying it, but typically touchscreen keyboards are inherently flawed for messenging due to lack of feedback that you get pushing an actual button. Its not going to work great for the "power user"(most likely). web browsing, really, its nice to be able to do stuff like that, sure, but a luxury, most people wont use it too often.  

In the end its probably going to be a great device, but the competition will come out with something more focused and cheaper that will compete well for someone like me. Until this thing has 30+gigs storage and most likely a better typing interface i wouldnt buy it. Plus it needs to be on sprint as unlimited data plans are cheap!

January 11, 2007 5:05 PM
 

sauer said:

whatever, if you had cingular you would be on this in a heartbeat.

January 12, 2007 12:40 AM
 

e. said:

your just sauer about it for some reason

January 12, 2007 8:10 AM
 

sauer said:

I wouldn't buy one. Mainly because I use my cell phone to make phone calls. The $500 price tag would be another reason. Those Apple yuppies will snap this up in a second.

January 12, 2007 8:28 AM

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