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SOME VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS....

1: Why would you even write a REVIEW if you state at the beginning that your opinion is going to be bias against a product(any review, not specifically an apple product). The point of a review is to give UNBIASED pros and cons of a product, which isn't what you did. You are at this already.

2: Most people with an IQ higher than 5 could EASILY tell you that in order to write a review that is complete and accurate, you should probably TRY OUT THE PRODUCT FIRST.... which you clearly stated you had not done. This makes me wonder how in the world you could make assumptions and opinions on features of a product you have never even used. (example: you claim the iphone is a ''2-handed device. I use mine all the time with only one hand including typing and the zoom feature.)

3: more than 1/3 of the paragraphs in your review comment negatively about speculative apects of a company, when those topics have NOTHING to do with the product itself.

4: your ''review'' is EXTREMELY inaccurate and OUT OF DATE.... look at the ''missed'' section and you notice that you b*tch and moan about 3rd party apps being missing. HELLLOOOO??? I laugh at your lack of basic research and development on such a simple topic as i look up airport frequencies on my 3RD PARTY APP on my phone.

you get -10 out of 5. Good luck... next time you write a review, just print it out and throw it away because no one in their right mind could possibly think that you used more than half a brain cell writing this piece of crap report.

congratulations!!! you suck at life!!

the world's c*ck --> 8====D ~; `; `;`' - (0-:) (your face ready for the money shot)

Thank you Thierry for reminding me. I should post my thoughts on how the iPhone is doing soon. I will say that it's about where I thought: Certainly not a loser, but not the home run - as can be seen by the need for a fast $100 price reduction.

If anything, the price reduction is the greatest surprise to me: Although, I noted in my blog that I expected a price reduction at some point, I didn't think there was room for that big a price drop so soon.

I'll comment more in a future post.

Regards,
David

Jelpy,

Thank you for your detailed comments. I feel I should respond (so perhaps next time, you might consider my posts "great" )

3G: Note that I specifically was referring to the announced iPhone and not to some future model. I certainly agree that future models of the iPhone will provide 3G. However, this will cause the early adopters grief since they are locked into a $500-$600 phone for two years with slower data connections.
Accelerometer: You missed the start of the paragraph where I stated: "Thereâ€™s an accelerometer to detect when you rotate the iPhone..." The clause ""I assume that they are using an accelerometer rather than something based on gravity" did not end in a period (as you changed it) but rather focused on my speculation as to why they used that specific technology.
Two Handed Operation: Most of the industry (not just me) believes this is important. Virtually every phone user has times when they need to make a call when one hand is not available: holding a briefcase, a baby, groceries, etc..
One carrier: Don't assume that because Jobs is currently the reigning king of consumer electronics that he has control over mobile network providers. If anything, that is not an asset itâ€™s a liability. Phone companies (especially in the USA) control their consumers. I have direct knowledge that Windows Mobile phone had issues with carrier acceptance specifically because the carriers were nervous about losing that control to Microsoft. Based on my experience with the mobile industry, I assume that, regardless of the potential of the iPhone, Apple had a difficult time getting any deals which is why Cingular was able to get a 2-year exclusive agreement and could lock out Verizon and Sprint.
The price: Mobile phones (in the USA) are highly subsidized by the carriers. Since you will only be able to get an iPhone with a two year contract, that says the real cost would be closer to $650-$800. If anything, this seems low to me given the level of technology and amount of memory in the phone. I believe that the price is as low as it can be for a while (certainly time will reduce the cost) and Cingular is likely seeing it as a loss leader in order to gain subscribers. (I wonder if they will allow customers with time still on their current contract to extend it in June to get an iPhone, or if it will be for new subscribers only?)
Success of the iPod: Yes, many so called â€œexpertsâ€ said the iPod was too expensive, etc. I still believe that. None the less, the market grabbed them. But that only tells me they are a fad, a craze not too far from the Pet Rock of the 1970â€™s. Like all fads, nobody can reliably predict them, but all are at the mercy of a fickle public. Will the iPod craze last through the middle of this year? Or will the currently small backlash against iTunes grow? I donâ€™t know, but it is an issue and if the public perceives that Apple is no longer â€œfor the rest of usâ€ but is instead now the top of the heap to be knocked down, the iPodâ€™s success could be its own enemy.
Corporate email push: You are not correct, this does require technology on both the phone and the mail server. This is why it took Microsoft until an upgrade to Windows Mobile 5.0 to catch up with Blackberry. Itâ€™s not enough for the server to try to push out the email, if the phone isnâ€™t looking for it. And the phone has to be careful how it looks in order to not drain the batteries too fast. Having said that, as I noted, this is an unknown for the iPhone â€“ perhaps it offers email push, we just donâ€™t know yet.
Sales projections: Actually, the 10M unit goal is much harder than I even indicated. The current â€œsmartphoneâ€ market in the USA (including Blackberry, Symbian, Linux and Windows Mobile) is about half of that figure (but growing) for all carriers combined. Thereâ€™s no question that the iPod managed sales that exceeded the total previous market for MP3 players, but thatâ€™s Appleâ€™s only product that dominated its market. Will they be able to repeat that success with the iPhone? Itâ€™s possible, but certainly not a slam dunk. Note also that many iPod sales were to repeat customers that kept upgrading previous iPod models. With a two year contract with the purchase of an iPhone, this will not be possible. Not only will they not have repeat customers, they will have unhappy ones that bought early and wonâ€™t be able to get the latest model. This is a common issue for cellular carriers, but is new territory for Apple. It will be interesting to see how they handle it.

I look forward to watching the market in the months ahead.

David

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