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Since my last post, two key things that combine to lead to this post:
- I bought an iPhone (perhaps not earth-shattering news)
- I’ve been travelling an indecent amount
And guess what? I found myself using the internet en route far more than is normal, even for me. I found myself playing some time-eating games, listening to some music, keeping up with my emails, talking to friends, family and business contacts… all far more than even I did on my previous (extensive) roster of smartphones, PDA’s and laptops.
Apple just have a knack with usability that other manufacturers are miles off matching. I used to like the ability to surf the web on the move – now, for the first time, it’s actually a pleasure to do so.
I’ve always argued that Apple are the best in the business for their marketing and ability to create a ‘wow-factor’. But also that they are rarely actually the best machines (and almost never the best-priced equipment). I think the iPhone ticks all the boxes (well, except best-priced).
Guess I just joined the herd.
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My daughter doesn’t have the iPhone, but she does have the iTouch. What I have certainly noticed is that everyone I know (and I mean everyone) has embraced both the iPhone/Touch family and the Macbooks in general once they’ve discovered them. Typical quotes are that they are expensive, but once you go there, there is no turning back.
What I find amusing about the iTouch (and I assume the iPhone as well) is the sheer number of utterly useless applications for it – I mean, who needs a virtual pint of beer? And, more to the point, why do they insist on verifying that you are of legal drinking age before letting you have it? After all, it can only get you virtually drunk. (Having said that, it does just ask if you’re of age, it then takes it on trust. And on that ramble, how come on all these sites, when they ask you to verify your year of birth, you’re given a drop down with years fron 1900 – 2008. I mean honestly! But I digress)
I find myself suffering from i-Envy. I want one, and I insist it’s just to use as an ereader. But no-one, not even me, really believes that.
Ah well.
http://www.luxist.com/2008/08/06/i-am-rich-iphone-app/
You too could have bought an ap for $1000. It’s been pulled, though.