| Oxford 2007-10-24, 4:33 am |
| Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote:
>
> I'm not, but I'm really sick and XXXXing tired of people posting all the
> iPhone crap in newsgroups dedicated to CARRIERS WHOSE NETWORKS THE iPHONE
> WON'T EVEN RUN ON.
yes, steve... but you need to learn to deal with it. when Apple enters a
market, it will take over that market. do you use a PC? yes or you
wouldn't be posting a reply. you have apple to thank for that. ever used
a font on a laser or inkjet printer? you have apple to thank for that.
ever use the world wide web? you have steve jobs to thank for that? and
on and on... basically your understanding of what the iphone is... IS
naive.
you will use an iPhone or a cheap clone of it in 10 years, the iPhone
makes all other cell phones obsolete.... so might as well learn about
what we are talking about now.
> Alt.cellular.cingular, OK. Alt.cellular.tmobile, OK, at least it's the
> same technology. .verizon, .sprintpcs, .alltel - come on, those customers
> couldn't use a GSM iPhone even if it was unlocked. I've seen posts in all
> of those newsgroups. .nokia? Why? So some drooling Apple fanboy can tell us
> all how much Nokia sucks?
they are still cell phone companies and will be greatly impacted by the
iPhone. Nokia is most at risk, expect them to fade away in 10-15 years.
There is no way they can compete against Apple, they just don't have the
resources to build fine quality, tiny phones. they just don't have the
experience or depth of knowledge that Apple has in this area.
> My take is that the iPhone is cool. I wouldn't buy one, but I can understand
> why other people might. But several newsgroups have been overrun by iPhone
> posts. It's obnoxious. Go away already; many (most?) of us don't care.
Ah, but the iPhone has only been out for 120 days and still in Version
1, there will be a series of about 20 more models over the next 5 years,
so at some point you'll understand what we are talking about and join in
the party. Until then, you can complain all you want, but the iPhone
will grow and grow until it takes over the entire cell industry.
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