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Inc.com: Apple's phone is "next major computing device"

4phun

2007-11-27, 10:33 pm

Inc.com: iPhone is "next major computing device"

Posted Nov 26th 2007 4:00PM by Dave Caolo
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone
Zach Nelson at Inc.com has seen the future of computing, and it is the
iPhone. He writes:

"Some people use it to play music. Others marvel at the photo-browsing
interface, and some of its users just want to look cool. I don't care
about any of those things when I look at the iPhone. What I see is the
breakout of the next major enterprise computing platform."

This is basically what I said after my first full day with the iPhone.
It's a portable computer that just happens to make phone calls, not a
phone that performs a few tricks. Months later, my feelings haven't
changed. I use it primarily as a computer (and an iPod) and
occasionally as a phone. In fact, when I'm showing it off to people,
the phone features (making calls, working with contacts, etc.) are
what they're least interested in. Email and the internet are always
first.

With that in mind, I'll share my ten favorite iPhone-optimized web
sites.

1. meebo. Nice AIM implementation. No frills, just function.
2. PocketTweets. Until we get Twitterrific for the iPhone, I'll use
PocketTweets. It looks nice and works.
3. Leaflets. A portal for several useful iPhone-optimized pages. I
especially like their Newsvine, Flickr and Major League Baseball
implementation.
4. JiWire. Quickly find public Wi-Fi in your neighborhood.
5. Tomatometer. Find reviews on nearly any movie.
6. MoviesApp. Somehow, pulling up movie times on an iPhone
impresses people more than anything else.
7. PopTakeout. Browse top headlines from Digg, Newsvine, Delicious,
more. Plus, the Chinese takeout box icon is cute.
8. MyPhoneFootball.com. No frills, just speedy updates on NFL
scores and standings.
9. Fumbleview. Real-time, java-powered play-by-play on your
favorite NFL games plus chat. I love it.
10. Weather Underground humiliates the iPhone weather widget.

A user commented on the above
6. Jailbroken phones really hammer the point home for some folks. When
I told my boss that I'm running Apache, PHP, AFP, Tinyproxy and a
bunch of other services from the BSD box in my pocket, he nearly had a
canary. And when I showed him Labyrinth, he was giddy as a schoolgirl.

Posted at 4:56PM on Nov 26th 2007 by punkassjim

A ton of ther users posted even more links to new sites devoted to
extending the power of the iPhone.

Larry

2007-11-27, 10:33 pm

4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in news:1ea7aeb4-27df-4e6b-8f0b-
22dbfee982e0@e10g200
0prf.googlegroups.com:

> "enterprise computing platform."
>
>

translation - Money Makin' Machine.

Larry
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Larry

2007-11-27, 10:33 pm

4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote in news:1ea7aeb4-27df-4e6b-8f0b-
22dbfee982e0@e10g200
0prf.googlegroups.com:

> I use it primarily as a computer (and an iPod) and
> occasionally as a phone.

How's he do that? It doesn't load or run software unless hacked.
Everything can't be a remotely operating webpage per-use money pit.

Can it?

Larry
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gadget, try to see how long you can run up his bill...(c;

Kurt

2007-11-28, 10:33 am

In article
<1ea7aeb4-27df-4e6b-8f0b- 22dbfee982e0@e10g200
0prf.googlegroups.com>,
4phun <vic.healey@gmail.com> wrote:

> Inc.com: iPhone is "next major computing device"
>
> Posted Nov 26th 2007 4:00PM by Dave Caolo
> Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, iPhone
> Zach Nelson at Inc.com has seen the future of computing, and it is the
> iPhone. He writes:
>
> "Some people use it to play music. Others marvel at the photo-browsing
> interface, and some of its users just want to look cool. I don't care
> about any of those things when I look at the iPhone. What I see is the
> breakout of the next major enterprise computing platform."
>
> This is basically what I said after my first full day with the iPhone.
> It's a portable computer that just happens to make phone calls, not a
> phone that performs a few tricks. Months later, my feelings haven't
> changed. I use it primarily as a computer (and an iPod) and
> occasionally as a phone. In fact, when I'm showing it off to people,
> the phone features (making calls, working with contacts, etc.) are
> what they're least interested in. Email and the internet are always
> first.
>
> With that in mind, I'll share my ten favorite iPhone-optimized web
> sites.
>
> 1. meebo. Nice AIM implementation. No frills, just function.
> 2. PocketTweets. Until we get Twitterrific for the iPhone, I'll use
> PocketTweets. It looks nice and works.
> 3. Leaflets. A portal for several useful iPhone-optimized pages. I
> especially like their Newsvine, Flickr and Major League Baseball
> implementation.
> 4. JiWire. Quickly find public Wi-Fi in your neighborhood.
> 5. Tomatometer. Find reviews on nearly any movie.
> 6. MoviesApp. Somehow, pulling up movie times on an iPhone
> impresses people more than anything else.
> 7. PopTakeout. Browse top headlines from Digg, Newsvine, Delicious,
> more. Plus, the Chinese takeout box icon is cute.
> 8. MyPhoneFootball.com. No frills, just speedy updates on NFL
> scores and standings.
> 9. Fumbleview. Real-time, java-powered play-by-play on your
> favorite NFL games plus chat. I love it.
> 10. Weather Underground humiliates the iPhone weather widget.
>
> A user commented on the above
> 6. Jailbroken phones really hammer the point home for some folks. When
> I told my boss that I'm running Apache, PHP, AFP, Tinyproxy and a
> bunch of other services from the BSD box in my pocket, he nearly had a
> canary. And when I showed him Labyrinth, he was giddy as a schoolgirl.
>
> Posted at 4:56PM on Nov 26th 2007 by punkassjim
>
> A ton of ther users posted even more links to new sites devoted to
> extending the power of the iPhone.

Great links, thanks!

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Todd Allcock

2007-11-28, 3:33 pm

At 28 Nov 2007 04:12:02 +0000 Larry wrote:

> How's he do that? It doesn't load or run software unless hacked.

As you know, I'm no fan of the iPhone's well-documented limitations, but
having said that, many useful functions missing from the device can be
kludged from the web. Take Google Docs, for example- it "fixes" the
inability to edit docs, albeit more slowly and akwardly than if the docs
and editor w re on the device.

Apple hasn't really created a mini-computer, but rather a mini-web-
terminal.

> Everything can't be a remotely operating webpage per-use money pit.
>
> Can it?

You tell us! You're carrying around the epitome of the web-terminal- a
Nokia N800.

Larry

2007-11-29, 4:33 am

Todd Allcock < elecconnec@AmericaOn
Line.com> wrote in news:2Wi3j.4
$Bp1.0@fe089.usenetserver.com:

> You tell us! You're carrying around the epitome of the web-
terminal- a
> Nokia N800.
>
>

iPhone is, essentially, to become a web-browser-services portal,
like the ones running Skype on it and other "services" for more
money. It's a money pit.

N800 is a Linux computer with 16GB of storage and lots of open
source software that runs on it.

There's no comparison. iPhone was never a computer. Computers
have storage, run programs you install and don't charge you to
use them over and over.

Larry
--
Isn't it ironic that the same ISPs that are telling you
you're downloads threaten their networks......
.....are testing 100Gbps TV to sell on the SAME systems?
http://tinyurl.com/27qx3v

Kurt

2007-11-29, 12:33 pm

In article < Xns99F7CADA847Fnoone
homecom@208.49.80.253>,
Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

> Todd Allcock < elecconnec@AmericaOn
Line.com> wrote in news:2Wi3j.4
> $Bp1.0@fe089.usenetserver.com:
>
> terminal- a
>
> iPhone is, essentially, to become a web-browser-services portal,
> like the ones running Skype on it and other "services" for more
> money. It's a money pit.
>
> N800 is a Linux computer with 16GB of storage and lots of open
> source software that runs on it.
>
> There's no comparison. iPhone was never a computer. Computers
> have storage, run programs you install and don't charge you to
> use them over and over.
>
Just like my damn DSL service does. Bastards!

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