iPhone

[Joe Matt]

Originally Posted by Wetzel

Come on Apple.
No highspeed internets?

Built in WiFi? Sure, EDGE does suck, and I think they will/should upgrade that (remember, specs aren't final!).

Originally Posted by Wetzel

No removable battery again?

With the iPod it was a different story, music vs. needing to get calls. I think Apple should have included a replaceable battery with this unit, but the whole "fraud Apple battery market" will probably pop up, people will half heartedly report it and blame it on Apple, etc. Rinse, repeat.

Originally Posted by Wetzel

No expandable memory?

Same with battery. They should but they have to deal with bad products hurting their own.

Originally Posted by Wetzel

No highspeed internets?


Bah.

Wetzel

See #1.

Overall, a solid, but expensive, product. Ah, it's like the Apple of yore, standing ovations at a keynote, big new shinny products, which are priced outside your reach, and that 1st gen goodness.

I will not buy a 1st gen iPhone. Never ever ever. I WILL get an iPhone (dad, can we switch to Cingular?) sooner or later when my contract expires/price drops. This is like the first iPod, they carve out a standing as a great product, then lower the price.

I do have some frustrations though.....

-3rd party apps? Can you install those or will you be locked into only what Apple offers?
-Spread to other providers? I've heard Cingular has a 6 month contract (to last them through the first christmass season with the iPhone) with the phone.
-Price. Wow. I think it's partially done to prevent iPod sales decreases and to repay the 2.5 years of development. Get it $100 lower then you're talking, and get more of an iPod presence in there (aka, more than 8gigs of memory)

Overall, I'm excited and have major gear lust.