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Rene Ritchie · Thread Author #1 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 04:11 PM

We're coming to the end of 2008 and you know what that means... the 2008 TiPb Readers Choice Awards! For some, that means the forums nominate their favorites and votes on the winner!

In this thread, tell us what the biggest iPhone FAIL was of 2008. MobileMe launch? The continued lack of cut and paste? No 3G unlock? MMS missing? No 32GB SKU?

Let us know.

The 2008 TiPb Readers' Choice Awards have begun!

Duvi · #2 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 10:47 PM

I don't think there is a failure in my book as I understand the reasons behind a lot of the features not being on the device.

The device still has a lot of issues to overcome. Only recently did the out of sync sms messages get corrected. Apple isn't dumb, I believe it is deeper than everyone thinks. The sidekick recently got mms. Sprint, still doesn't have mms! No 3g unlock, there is, but it's going to cost an arm and a leg to get it to the U.S.

Ahhh.... I got it! Push Notification. Another reason why I went with the Bold.

melwan · #3 (**permalink**) 12-15-2008, 11:23 PM

The back up process in version 2.0.0 was FAIL.

But the whole thing got corrected in 2.0.1 and now it backs up in 20 secs or so.

mth785 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 11:12 AM

The locked down bluetooth is the biggest fail for me.

marcol · #5 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 12:14 PM

Lack of proper turn-by-turn, voice-prompted navigation.

jamesus · #6 (**permalink**) 12-16-2008, 07:53 PM

1. Push Notification
2. Copy/Cut and Paste
3. Back ground programs running (non jailbroken ability of course!)

legendofdon · #7 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 02:11 AM

Biggest Fail IMO:

No SMS forwarding. It sucks when someone sends me a funny joke and I can't forward it. I guess I'll just have to copy and paste it into a new message....oh, wait....LOL

Mike M · #8 (**permalink**) 12-24-2008, 02:07 AM

Wow, I had forgotten all about that **** backup process, what a miserable time that was until someone pointed out you could exit it and continue on with the sync. I'd give it a tie between that and the lack of push notifications. I'm sure they HAVE their reasons for delaying push for this long, but announcing it and then not explaining why is a huge failure in my book. Developers were counting on that service.