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Stuart · 13-06-2007, 13:03

I personally think that IF the iPhone succeeds, it will be purely because of hype.

As I said earlier, the features are OK (although I don't like virtual keyboards - they suck no matter how pretty you make them), but apart from the multi touch screen, I don't think the iPhone has good hardware.

It certainly lacks 3G or Wifi support, which may limit it's appeal outside America.

As for Web 2.0 being available. Well, I am yet to be convinced that Web 2.0 has an actual use on any platform. Yes, it has a lot of nice features, and the interactivity of things like MySpace is good, but I haven't seen much use that has any real point.

OK, Google are porting their apps to it. Google maps on a mobile is good, and actually does have a point, but it requires a fast data connection and really needs a tarrif such as Web'n'walk to keep the cost down. AFAIK, you can only get these tarrifs on 3g networks in this country (iPhone has no 3g support).

Google are also porting their word processor and spreadsheet apps to the iPhone. Whoopee! I've had various phones/PDAs with Office style apps on for nearly ten years now. I can count the number of times I've used the apps on my fingers. Phones (whatever their hard/software) are not practical for this kind of use. They are to small, and the lack of an actual keyboard is a MASSIVE handicap for this kind of use.

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Stuart - Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Somewhere Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone Posts: 26,546	Re: iPhone I personally think that IF the iPhone succeeds, it will be purely because of hype. As I said earlier, the features are OK (although I don't like virtual keyboards - they suck no matter how pretty you make them), but apart from the multi touch screen, I don't think the iPhone has good hardware. It certainly lacks 3G or Wifi support, which may limit it's appeal outside America. As for Web 2.0 being available. Well, I am yet to be convinced that Web 2.0 has an actual use on any platform. Yes, it has a lot of nice features, and the interactivity of things like MySpace is good, but I haven't seen much use that has any real point. OK, Google are porting their apps to it. Google maps on a mobile is good, and actually does have a point, but it requires a fast data connection and really needs a tarrif such as Web'n'walk to keep the cost down. AFAIK, you can only get these tarrifs on 3g networks in this country (iPhone has no 3g support). Google are also porting their word processor and spreadsheet apps to the iPhone. Whoopee! I've had various phones/PDAs with Office style apps on for nearly ten years now. I can count the number of times I've used the apps on my fingers. Phones (whatever their hard/software) are not practical for this kind of use. They are to small, and the lack of an actual keyboard is a MASSIVE handicap for this kind of use.