Posts by Alex 4 publicly visible posts • joined 24 May 2007
I had one of the Opera on Symbian SE phones before I got my iPhone. Mobile Safari dumps on it from a great height. I will use my iphone to surf the web in preference to getting up and fetching my laptop. I would never have done that with my last phone. Maybe i just got lazy recently, must get me a segway for that long trip to the fridge for beer.
To set the scene... A few years back I had an argument with my cousin about the fact that she was going to buy a Mac. I thought she was an idiot paying top dollar for a shiny non standard computer (and everything else PC geeks say about Macs and Mac geeks).
Then I tried one. It was actually pleasant to use, everything is well thought out and easy. Most applications conform to a set of UI guidelines that go a great extent to unify the system. This is more than I can say for Windows and Linux, even MS's own applications have Non-standard UIs,THe latest Office for example.
I have been converted and I feel dirty.
To the point... I didn't buy a Mac because they look cool or are fashionable, I'm a typical Geek, I don't do fashion! I own an SonyEricson m600i, its an ugly phone, people do comment on it, but never on how cool it look. I don't care.
I will however, buy an iPhone when it is released in the UK. Not because its 'Cool' but because its designed to be used and to be simple to use.
Current mobile phone design seems to be an effort in checking boxes. Bluetooth check, MMS check, Email check etc check. You get the picture. The next best phone always has to have more stuff, the menus get bloated the phone itself slows down even when doing simple tasks. I think the iPhone breaks this mold. Sure you can criticize it for missing X or Y but with the exception of 3G i think you should ask do I really need X or Y.
Am I a Sheep or have I just found good design?
Rant over. Back to the topic... If you are an early adopter expect to pay an arm and a leg for your tech. If you chose to buy early then (as mentioned in an earlier post) you obviously thought the iPhone was worth its original price. Apple had no duty to offer a rebate and I think they are generous to do so.To reiterate; People who spent $600 on their IPhone did so because it was worth that to them.
One last little rant... Have you ever wondered why Apple users are so ready become Steve's brain washed minions? Perhaps its because Apple make's good products that satisfy their customers. This seems to me to extend to there customer service (though i've never had to use it). Ask yourself would Dell offer such a rebate or would they just give their customers the finger?
Linux "may" infringe on some MS patents. However many of these patents will have prior art making them invalid. Without a list of the patents that Linux allegedly infringes there is no practical way to get them invalidated or to code around them.The Linux/Open source community as a whole cannot consider licensing MS patents or hiding infringements.
Linux is inocent of infringing these patents at the moment!
The reeason; There has been no proof of infringement and there cannot be until the list of patents are published. The US legal system is based around the concept that a defendant is inocent until proven guilty.
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