and i answer (and why would steve care): it is cool, steve, but even cooler would have been:
– not slaving the device to iTunes. or in other words leaving people the choice to either sync it via iTunes or by another method. that lawsuit ain’t going away, dude.
– not slaving the phone to one network, but instead having it work on all networks. gosh, i am scared to find out what network apple will choose in europe. vodaphone? let’s pray not.
– a modular structure that allows users to install or uninstall all software in a truely customised manner. i mean, if the phone is running os x, why not install just the os and let the user deal with the rest. we ain’t stupid, you know…
– gsm??? that’s so last century, to use one of your phrases.
– generally speaking, the phone is too strongly geared towards pulling people into the mac universe, syncing contacts via – i assume – adress book, bookmarks from safari (not the coolest browser there is … or a matter of opinion), etc.
– june 2007 in the us??? third quarter in europe?
– and regarding the presentation, if you place 200+ patents on this device, at least don’t brag about it in a culture that is shifting towards all things less copyrighted, open source, user-generated, hack customisation.
– and what’s with the brand name droppings, nbc, starbucks, etc etc …
but having said all this, the ui is so incredibly cool, i can’t wait to get my hands, or rather my fingers, on it. gief.
the keynote
the first interview after
the nokia n800 (running linux)
i truly pray it’s not gonna be on vodaphone! i hope the more heterogenous network structure in europe will make it more open (minded).
what don’t you like about itunes and addressbook? i like the really tight interaction of all the pieces of software, so i don’t mind it really.
i’m also looking to put my greasy fingers on the shiny surface…
it’s not a question whether i like or don’t like these apps, it’s simply that i don’t use them. well actually, iTunes i do not like, i just don’t find the architecture that intuitive. what bothers me is that apple constricts their ipods and things to ONLY work with these apps. i want to have a choice to either use itunes or another app of my liking. and apparently i am not the only one who feels that way, there is even a pending lawsuit in the US that centers around these exclusive constrictions. apple is imposing too many things via their gadgets, first iTunes becomes the data exchange app everyone needs to use. next adress book for contacts, safari for bookmarks etc. etc. this is microsoftian in approach.
i know, but at leas in case of the address book it’s built on standarts, so a sync to another program of your liking is a very low hurdle…
and bookmarks can be stored on delicious and synched to safari very easily.
and to listen to all my music 4/8 gb is not nearly enough, so i’ll just use it as a phone 🙂