Marc wrote:
> Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone

<snip>

Personally, I'm waiting for "the best phone" that so many posters ask about.

In the mean time, I'll use my phone as a phone, my camera as a camera, and
watch movies at a theater or on TV.

--
Notan

Shawn Hirn <srhi@comcast.net> wrote in news:srhi-4980DE.07221010072007
@newsgroups.comcast.net:

> That's illogical. Apple has a monopoly on the iPhone. Apple can set the
> iPhone's price at whatever it wants regardless of the iPhone's supply.
>
>

GM has a monopoly on Cadillac Escalades, too, but it cannot demand any
price it wants for it because the market is FLOODED with Escalades selling
far below its dream price.

So, as with every other new product, we create a shortage to maintain
retail pricing until, at least, the richest and most drooling customers
have paid full retail for it...and its sales go into the post-fascination
slump every product, including this one, goes through. Then, prices will
drop until sales pick up to a target level, again. Remember those big-
screen $10,000 (various technology) TV sets Circuit City now sells for
$1595? Same idea....

That cartoon on the editorial page was spot-on accurate....(c;

Larry
--
While in Mexico, I didn't have to press 1 for Spanish.
While in Iran, I didn't have to press 1 for Farsi, either.
It just isn't fair.

This shit is still irrelevent to Verizon, so fuck off and keep your
jerking off about all this crap to the relevant groups.

In article <1184048323.764812.15380@i38g2000prf.googlegroups. com>,
zeez <UltimaUW@excite.com> wrote:

> On Jul 9, 3:53 pm, marc...@hotmail.com (Marc) wrote:
> > Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone
> > Chang said follow to iPhone could be priced at $300 or lower
>
>
> Probably would've been a better move by Apple from the get-go. At
> least people don't expect to be able to use an
> iPod like a pocket computer, unlike the iPhone which screams "look!
> I'm a PDA" but can't run software.

The iPhone simply screams, "Look, I'm a really cool multi-function phone
where everything is easy to use and intuitive."

That's what people have been waiting for. That's why it's selling.

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Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

> Specifically, what new function were you referring to?
>
> Play music.....no, no, not that....

first cell device to use Coverflow - that's very new.

> Play video.....no, no, not that....

first cell device to be directly linked to YouTube - that's very new.

> look at webpages...no, no, not that

first cell device to show the Actual Web - that's very new.

> download files....no, no, forbidden by ATT

??? but you don't have to use ATT, you can use 802.11.

> email....no, no, that's not new, either.

first cell device to have your actual emails - that's very new.

> Play online games....no, also forbidden

you got one right! no games sorry, kiddos... i guess this is a big
person's toy.

> Run Windoze software....oops, sorry.

and why would you ever want to do that?

> Run MAC software....no, it doesn't do that, either, I'm told.

ah, it runs Mac software, what do you think each of those buttons does?

> Run Palm software....no, no, that wouldn't consume enough power.

palm stuff isn't needed.

> Do Palm Pilot "things"....no, no, that's not new any more

like what?

> Hmm...It's not a HDTV....

It's actually higher quality than HDTV, a 1660dpi screen, the first of
any cell phone.

> It's not a surround sound stereo, either....

unless you hook up speakers of course.

> It
> has no beverage functions or food processors

don't be silly.

> and I don't THINK anyone has
> figured out a way to have some new orgasms with it.

sure they have, where have you been?

http://www.ohmibod.com/ohmibod.html

>
> SPECIFICALLY, what NEW "functions" does it have, outside of the two-
> fingered slick touchscreen? Everything except webpages and email are
> forbidden by its ATT masters so there'll be no new stuff from that port.
> It has little STORAGE, no hard drive and no way to access the OS to
> "install things" its masters at Apple/ATT don't want on their system.

I listed out many new features above, read it again. a hard drive would
consume battery life and you can write any Web 2.0 app you want for it.
I just put real time, moving radar on mine. How about your cell phone,
can it do this?

http://apple.accuweather.com/widget/iphone1/iphone.html

Nope!

=

So Larry, we have now discovered you are an idiot. Thanks for letting us
know.

Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:

> > Probably would've been a better move by Apple from the get-go. At
> > least people don't expect to be able to use an
> > iPod like a pocket computer, unlike the iPhone which screams "look!
> > I'm a PDA" but can't run software.
>
> The iPhone simply screams, "Look, I'm a really cool multi-function phone
> where everything is easy to use and intuitive."
>
> That's what people have been waiting for. That's why it's selling.

100% correct, and that's why it has become the fastest selling cell
phone in history.

none wrote:
> Kurt <labolide@spacegmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> Probably would've been a better move by Apple from the get-go. At
>>> least people don't expect to be able to use an
>>> iPod like a pocket computer, unlike the iPhone which screams "look!
>>> I'm a PDA" but can't run software.
>> The iPhone simply screams, "Look, I'm a really cool multi-function phone
>> where everything is easy to use and intuitive."
>>
>> That's what people have been waiting for. That's why it's selling.
>
> 100% correct, and that's why it has become the fastest selling cell
> phone in history.

You don't think "hype" had anything to do with it?

--
Notan

Notan <notan@ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote:

> >>> Probably would've been a better move by Apple from the get-go. At
> >>> least people don't expect to be able to use an
> >>> iPod like a pocket computer, unlike the iPhone which screams "look!
> >>> I'm a PDA" but can't run software.
> >> The iPhone simply screams, "Look, I'm a really cool multi-function phone
> >> where everything is easy to use and intuitive."
> >>
> >> That's what people have been waiting for. That's why it's selling.
> >
> > 100% correct, and that's why it has become the fastest selling cell
> > phone in history.
>
> You don't think "hype" had anything to do with it?

I don't think there was any "hype" surrounding the iPhone, just lots and
lots of actual/truthful information. Apple's ads were straight to the
point and lacking in any "hype". Watch them, it's very much "just the
facts".

http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/ad1/

The word "hype", would mean something that couldn't be delivered, or was
"grandiose"... and with the iPhone, everyone agrees that it delivers
exactly how Apple advertised it, BUT much more.

So if you want to get "technical" there was "less hype" that what the
product actually delivered.

Sure the media got a little carried away, but even with that, there was
little "hype" after the fact. the iPhone is easily the best smart phone
on the market, and everyone agrees with that.

Notan <notan@ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote:

> > The word "hype", would mean something that couldn't be delivered, or was
> > "grandiose"... and with the iPhone, everyone agrees that it delivers
> > exactly how Apple advertised it, BUT much more.
> >
> > So if you want to get "technical" there was "less hype" that what the
> > product actually delivered.
> >
> > Sure the media got a little carried away, but even with that, there was
> > little "hype" after the fact. the iPhone is easily the best smart phone
> > on the market, and everyone agrees with that.
>
> You were one of those people, waiting on line, weren't you? <g>

sure, i waited 8 hours, got 4 iphones and had a GREAT time, got lots of
free stuff during the day, met new people, quite a few hot chicks! and
didn't sense any hype at all during the day. yes, apple could be accused
of "excitement", but never "hype".

In article <Xns996979520D696VeebleFetzer@127.0.0.1>,
Bert Hyman <bert@iphouse.com> wrote:

> marc318@hotmail.com (Marc) wrote in
> news:2GQNG8OL39272.7039467593@anonymous.poster:
>
> > Apple plans cheaper, Nano-based phone
>
> How about one based on the Shuffle, for people who just want to talk
> to somebody, but don't care who?

Did I mention that this is SO stolen for my sig files??