Comments on: The iPhone Grows Up http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/ Important stuff about mobiles, Linux and copyright... and sometimes not. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Steven http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5625 Steven Mon, 19 May 2008 22:41:50 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5625 More iPhone wanna be products are coming out now. It would be interesting to see if Apple can continue to innovate the iPhone in order to keep one step ahead of them. More iPhone wanna be products are coming out now. It would be interesting to see if Apple can continue to innovate the iPhone in order to keep one step ahead of them.

]]> By: Ed Miller http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5557 Ed Miller Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:04:02 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5557 AC: http://tinyurl.com/4nggrq Here's the sorta confirmation from Rogers about carrying the iPhone. And the illustration is pretty good, eh. Ed AC:
http://tinyurl.com/4nggrq
Here’s the sorta confirmation from Rogers about carrying the iPhone.
And the illustration is pretty good, eh.
Ed

]]> By: Ed Miller http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5520 Ed Miller Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:54:13 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5520 AC: http://tinyurl.com/6jor6e here's MacLife's assessment of the iPhone and Canada's wireless industry. Ed AC:

http://tinyurl.com/6jor6e

here’s MacLife’s assessment of the iPhone and Canada’s wireless industry.

Ed

]]> By: Ed Miller http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5514 Ed Miller Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:03:55 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5514 AC: Two interesting stories courtesy of my favourite Mac site, MacLife: http://tinyurl.com/575hzc The SDK includes the 3G chipset, so iPhone 2 should have some extra kick to it. And to market to all the iPhonies out there, here's Apple's newest venture, coming soon: http://tinyurl.com/6bvtlu I don't think this will change a lot of the corporate mindset about the Blackberry versus the Jebusphone, but it should make things interesting for consumer users here the Great White North when the Jebusphone finally arrives. Cheers, Ed AC:

Two interesting stories courtesy of my favourite Mac site, MacLife:

http://tinyurl.com/575hzc

The SDK includes the 3G chipset, so iPhone 2 should have some extra kick to it.

And to market to all the iPhonies out there, here’s Apple’s newest venture, coming soon:

http://tinyurl.com/6bvtlu

I don’t think this will change a lot of the corporate mindset about the Blackberry versus the Jebusphone, but it should make things interesting for consumer users here the Great White North when the Jebusphone finally arrives.

Cheers,

Ed

]]> By: Ed Miller http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5433 Ed Miller Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:42:30 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5433 AC: http://tinyurl.com/3canfg This is apparently what the next version of the iPhone will look like -- a flipper. I'm thinking that with a more traditional phone interface they're definitely thinking of taking on the RIM gang.... Ed AC:

http://tinyurl.com/3canfg

This is apparently what the next version of the iPhone will look like — a flipper. I’m thinking that with a more traditional phone interface they’re definitely thinking of taking on the RIM gang….

Ed

]]> By: Ed Miller http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5412 Ed Miller Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:35:59 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5412 AC: I agree. I can't see the more conservative companies, especially in the financial sector, approaching the iPhone as anything but a toy -- these are employers who delete the built-in games from PCs. Giving employees phones that play music and movies won't go over with the pinstripes at all. I'm sure the Blackberry phones have media capacity, but they don't trumpet it very loudly in case the suits are listening... Ed AC:

I agree. I can’t see the more conservative companies, especially in the financial sector, approaching the iPhone as anything but a toy — these are employers who delete the built-in games from PCs. Giving employees phones that play music and movies won’t go over with the pinstripes at all. I’m sure the Blackberry phones have media capacity, but they don’t trumpet it very loudly in case the suits are listening…

Ed

]]> By: AC http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5411 AC Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:31:57 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5411 I guess if Apple is to make any headway into the BlackBerry market it's going to be with civilian (as opposed to enterprise) customers. For lots of folks -- my sister in law included -- BlackBerry is synonymous with mobile email. She'd probably be a good candidate for the iPhone, but there's no way in hell she'd be able to set up an MS Exchange account on her own... I guess if Apple is to make any headway into the BlackBerry market it’s going to be with civilian (as opposed to enterprise) customers. For lots of folks — my sister in law included — BlackBerry is synonymous with mobile email.

She’d probably be a good candidate for the iPhone, but there’s no way in hell she’d be able to set up an MS Exchange account on her own…

]]> By: Ed Miller http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5410 Ed Miller Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:33:50 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5410 PS: I meant to say something about the lack of a keyboard on the iPhone would be a major drawback for the business crowd, who are used to speedtyping with their thumbs.... PS: I meant to say something about the lack of a keyboard on the iPhone would be a major drawback for the business crowd, who are used to speedtyping with their thumbs….

]]> By: Ed Musicman Miller http://acurrie.wordpress.com/2008/03/07/the-iphone-grows-up/#comment-5409 Ed Musicman Miller Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:20:53 +0000 http://acurrie.wordpress.com/?p=253#comment-5409 AC: A friend of mine showed me his Blackberry Pearl this morning--compact, stylish, and business friendly. For the business users out there, who are quite used to the Wintel way of thinking, Blackberry is a natural fit, whereas an iPhone doesn't come across as something you'd want your clients to see you use if you're a lawyer, accountant, or financial wizard. Windows has trained people to expect computers to work a certain way, and the business environment is quite conservative--two major strikes against the iPhone being trendy on Bay St like Blackberry has become. There will be companies that will adopt the iPhone, but I suspect they'll do so as part of their marketing: we're hip, we're with it. If Apple wants to compete for the business users, they'll have to come up with something that has a less radical design, like the Pearl. Me? I'd take the iPhone over the Pearl, but I'm not a power user like my colleagues at work.... Ed AC:

A friend of mine showed me his Blackberry Pearl this morning–compact, stylish, and business friendly. For the business users out there, who are quite used to the Wintel way of thinking, Blackberry is a natural fit, whereas an iPhone doesn’t come across as something you’d want your clients to see you use if you’re a lawyer, accountant, or financial wizard. Windows has trained people to expect computers to work a certain way, and the business environment is quite conservative–two major strikes against the iPhone being trendy on Bay St like Blackberry has become. There will be companies that will adopt the iPhone, but I suspect they’ll do so as part of their marketing: we’re hip, we’re with it. If Apple wants to compete for the business users, they’ll have to come up with something that has a less radical design, like the Pearl.

Me? I’d take the iPhone over the Pearl, but I’m not a power user like my colleagues at work….

Ed

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