Paul Thurrott - "You need an iPhone"

David Moyer

a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the planet.

Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008

"I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described in
How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few reasons to
ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing. I've said it
before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a dramatically important
computing platform and one you should not ignore. Trust me, once you've
used an iPhone, that Blackberry or Windows Mobile device you're settling
on now will seem like ancient Soviet-era technology by comparison."

much more here....

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp

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

Alan Baker

In article
<meetme-4DCFEA.00303011062008@n003-000-000-000.static.ge.com>,
David Moyer <meetme@world.com> wrote:

> a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the planet.
>
> Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
>
> "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
> than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described in
> How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few reasons to
> ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing. I've said it
> before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a dramatically important
> computing platform and one you should not ignore. Trust me, once you've
> used an iPhone, that Blackberry or Windows Mobile device you're settling
> on now will seem like ancient Soviet-era technology by comparison."
>
> much more here....
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp
>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/

Ah, everybody knows that Thurrott is just a "Maccie"...

LOL

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News

David Moyer wrote:

> Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
>
> "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
> than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> device to just $200


Yebbut, what about that $800 long tail of service obligation...


, while fixing all of the major issues I described in
> How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008,


Yebbut, what about the lack of APPS? Still NO APPS.

Still a fashion accessory, no more.

Calvin

In article <OYudnXVjR4ldKdLVnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
News <News@Group.name> wrote:

> David Moyer wrote:
>
> > Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
> >
> > "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
> > than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> > device to just $200
>
>
> Yebbut, what about that $800 long tail of service obligation...
>
>
> , while fixing all of the major issues I described in
> > How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008,
>
>
> Yebbut, what about the lack of APPS? Still NO APPS.
>
> Still a fashion accessory, no more.

This great new iPhone still does not do MMS. WTF?

and no SMS with the $30 data plan?

Talk about service contract hell.....

Snit

"David Moyer" <meetme@world.com> stated in post
meetme-4DCFEA.00303011062008@n003-00....static.ge.com on 6/10/08 11:30
PM:

> a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the planet.
>
> Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
>
> "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
> than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described in
> How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few reasons to
> ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing. I've said it
> before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a dramatically important
> computing platform and one you should not ignore. Trust me, once you've
> used an iPhone, that Blackberry or Windows Mobile device you're settling
> on now will seem like ancient Soviet-era technology by comparison."
>
> much more here....
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp
>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/

But... but... Steve Carroll wants me to defend the idea that the iPhone is
industry changing. Maybe if he read a thing or two about the device he
would understand.

Then again, speaking out of his other brain he claimed to agree me.
Someday, I hope, he learns to be consistent.


--
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--Albert Einstein

Carl

David Moyer wrote:
> a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the
> planet.
>
> Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
>
> "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
> than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described
> in How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few
> reasons to ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing.
> I've said it before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a
> dramatically important computing platform and one you should not
> ignore. Trust me, once you've used an iPhone, that Blackberry or
> Windows Mobile device you're settling on now will seem like ancient
> Soviet-era technology by comparison."
>
> much more here....
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp
>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/
>
Sorry, but until they incorporate a phone book system, a calendar a task
manager, and a to do list which can synchronize with MS Outlook, moving it a
little more away from being a glorified toy and more towards business use,
much as I want one, I won't have one. I don't even begin to understand how
you can compare it to a Blackberry. The iPhone is still a device designed
for the non-professional user.

Steve Hix

In article <484ff03a$0$5003$607ed4bc@cv.net>,
"Carl" <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:

> David Moyer wrote:
> > a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the
> > planet.
> >
> > Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
> >
> > "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
> > than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> > device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described
> > in How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few
> > reasons to ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing.
> > I've said it before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a
> > dramatically important computing platform and one you should not
> > ignore. Trust me, once you've used an iPhone, that Blackberry or
> > Windows Mobile device you're settling on now will seem like ancient
> > Soviet-era technology by comparison."
> >
> > much more here....
> >
> > http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp
> >
> > http://www.apple.com/iphone/
> >
> Sorry, but until they incorporate a phone book system, a calendar a task
> manager, and a to do list which can synchronize with MS Outlook,

Coming in early July. Of this year. It was announced at the beginning of
this week.

If you'd done just a smidgen of homework....

Steve de Mena

Carl wrote:
> David Moyer wrote:
>> a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the
>> planet.
>>
>> Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
>>
>> "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
>> than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
>> device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described
>> in How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few
>> reasons to ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing.
>> I've said it before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a
>> dramatically important computing platform and one you should not
>> ignore. Trust me, once you've used an iPhone, that Blackberry or
>> Windows Mobile device you're settling on now will seem like ancient
>> Soviet-era technology by comparison."
>>
>> much more here....
>>
>> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/iphone/
>>
> Sorry, but until they incorporate a phone book system, a calendar a task
> manager, and a to do list which can synchronize with MS Outlook, moving it a
> little more away from being a glorified toy and more towards business use,
> much as I want one, I won't have one. I don't even begin to understand how
> you can compare it to a Blackberry. The iPhone is still a device designed
> for the non-professional user.

I guess you haven't read about the Apple support for Microsoft
Exchange servers upcoming in version 2.0?

Steve

PC Guy

"David Moyer" <meetme@world.com> wrote in message
news:meetme-4DCFEA.00303011062008@n003-000-000-000.static.ge.com...
> a very good read from one the most hardcore Windows Users on the planet.
>
> Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
>
> "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
> than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> device to just $200, while fixing all of the major issues I described in
> How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008, there are precious few reasons to
> ignore this seismic shift in mobile and cloud computing. I've said it
> before and I'll say it again: The iPhone is a dramatically important
> computing platform and one you should not ignore. Trust me, once you've
> used an iPhone, that Blackberry or Windows Mobile device you're settling
> on now will seem like ancient Soviet-era technology by comparison."
>
> much more here....
>
> http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...3g_preview.asp
>
> http://www.apple.com/iphone/

I'm not surprised since they're almost giving the thing away.

ZnU

In article <calvin-77962B.08110411062008@news.goldengate.net>,
Calvin <calvin@microsoft.com> wrote:

> In article <OYudnXVjR4ldKdLVnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
> News <News@Group.name> wrote:
>
> > David Moyer wrote:
> >
> > > Paul Thurrott -- June 10, 2008
> > >
> > > "I cannot stress this enough: You need to get an iPhone. Sooner rather
> > > than later. With Apple dropping the entry price on this innovative
> > > device to just $200
> >
> >
> > Yebbut, what about that $800 long tail of service obligation...
> >
> >
> > , while fixing all of the major issues I described in
> > > How Apple Can Fix the iPhone in 2008,
> >
> >
> > Yebbut, what about the lack of APPS? Still NO APPS.
> >
> > Still a fashion accessory, no more.
>
> This great new iPhone still does not do MMS. WTF?

MMS is doomed in the long run. Why bother on a device that has a
high-speed connection to the wider Internet, and can send and receive
real e-mail with attachments?

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