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Re: Apple Flops: iPhone will flop like Mac Mini, Cube, Newton, etc,
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| Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 30 Jun 2007 17:22:49 -1000 Mitch wrote:
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> It handles PIM data, yes, but a modern PDA is expected to open, edit, and
> sync with desktop documents and sync with corporate e-mail. Hell, any
> low-end Nokia can store contacts and calendar items and we don't call
> them PDAs.
It lacks most of the PDA functionality, and Apple seems intent on
keeping it that way, with good reason. Allowing native applications to
run on it would affect the stability of the platform, something Apple is
extremely concerned about.
I've run many applications on Windows Mobile, and the Palm OS, and
several have been unstable and crashed the device. Of course the damage
isn't permanent, you just reboot and don't use that application any more.
It's a web browser, phone, and iPod. It's a cool device for what it is,
I don't understand the desperation by some to turn it into something
it's not. When the 3G version comes out, if WiMax isn't pervasive by
then, it'll hit the mainstream.
For all the hype, they didn't sell out in Silicon Valley on Friday. You
could still buy them in the Apple Store at Valley Fair on Saturday.
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