Malatesta
Well-known member
I'm speaking of people like yourself, oalvarez and Archie who quickly condemn other devices as inferior for various reasons. But when Apple doesn't include things like an IM client, MMS, Video, A2DP, voice dialing, contact searching, etc. it is quickly waved off, using the "not many people need that or use that" excuse.Have you been following this forum? I think this is the most anti-Apple discussion group outside of Microsoft. When has Apple gotten a free pass here?
That is, it seems the iPhone "lovers" (adopting similar language to your own) do not seem to express a single ounce of surprise when some of these basic and simple features are left out of the "5 years ahead of its time" iPhone. It's as if Apple can do no wrong.
What would happen if Palm released a device today without all of that? Would people here and potential buyers say "well no one really uses it that..."? I don't think so.
It's easy to make straw-man arguments.The real question is this:
What if the iPhone is a mass seller and the public accepts it by selling out or by outselling the Treo? Will the anti-iPhone haters in the forum accept that Apple made a product the public wants and concede that point or simply ignore it and still point out it doesn't have feature "X"?
Has anyone here denied that the iPhone will sell? That people won't buy and love it (especially those coming from a normal flip phone)? I know I haven't, neither has Surur.
If you disagree, show where any of us have posited otherwise.
This is diverging from the topic here though: Did Apple rush the product to market, overlooking some simple features?
Yes or No.
If they later add them, what does that mean for your above answer?