Comments on: My Prediction for the iPhone http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/09/25/my-prediction-for-the-iphone/ Linux, politics, and other interesting things Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:09:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AlphaG http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/09/25/my-prediction-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-16026 AlphaG Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:40:07 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/?p=811#comment-16026 If I take a purely commercial perspective of the 3G Iphone then I think it will do well amongst the GenY Business users. It has a very good Exchange (full capability) client included, as does the Nokia+Symbian, Treo, soon Sony Ericcson, MS powered devices etc etc. I think the Iphone will stand apart from the others because it does come from Apple, has itunes, music and video capabilities etc etc that people expect of Apple. Does this make it open or closed etc I don't think the purchasers of this device for the use I am discussing will care about that fact. I do know many of the customers I deal with, who have significant investments in Exchange, love its native mobility support are looking closely at the iPhone but are insisting on data plans. The data plan is often not included for user purchases but corporates do get access. Josh If I take a purely commercial perspective of the 3G Iphone then I think it will do well amongst the GenY Business users. It has a very good Exchange (full capability) client included, as does the Nokia+Symbian, Treo, soon Sony Ericcson, MS powered devices etc etc. I think the Iphone will stand apart from the others because it does come from Apple, has itunes, music and video capabilities etc etc that people expect of Apple.

Does this make it open or closed etc I don’t think the purchasers of this device for the use I am discussing will care about that fact.

I do know many of the customers I deal with, who have significant investments in Exchange, love its native mobility support are looking closely at the iPhone but are insisting on data plans. The data plan is often not included for user purchases but corporates do get access.

Josh

]]> By: etbe http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/09/25/my-prediction-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-16023 etbe Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:57:31 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/?p=811#comment-16023 foo and tomas: Yes, the OpenMoko has some nice features. Unfortunately they couldn't get any significant market share, I expect that Google can. Alejandro: You could have said exactly the same thing about the Macintosh in the 80's. But the IBM PC won. Sure home users don't buy computers or phones with the idea of extending them, but they buy computers and phones desiring features that will only be available if people like me can extend the devices. foo and tomas: Yes, the OpenMoko has some nice features. Unfortunately they couldn’t get any significant market share, I expect that Google can.

Alejandro: You could have said exactly the same thing about the Macintosh in the 80′s. But the IBM PC won.

Sure home users don’t buy computers or phones with the idea of extending them, but they buy computers and phones desiring features that will only be available if people like me can extend the devices.

]]> By: Alejandro Romo http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/09/25/my-prediction-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-16014 Alejandro Romo Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:35:20 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/?p=811#comment-16014 Your point of view is right for a person who develope things, but for most people that android is open and iPhone is not is not an issue. People should use what seem best for them, if they feel happy with a product that fit their needs, that's all. Any thing else is superfluos. These things (phones) as many other technological thing become obsolete easily. So, if you're happy with an iPhone now, an tomorrow you like an Android, go out an buy one. Be happy! Your point of view is right for a person who develope things, but for most people that android is open and iPhone is not is not an issue. People should use what seem best for them, if they feel happy with a product that fit their needs, that’s all. Any thing else is superfluos. These things (phones) as many other technological thing become obsolete easily. So, if you’re happy with an iPhone now, an tomorrow you like an Android, go out an buy one. Be happy!

]]> By: tomás zerolo http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/09/25/my-prediction-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-16010 tomás zerolo Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:57:12 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/?p=811#comment-16010 You sure heard about it. But just in case you didn't: there is OpenMoko . They may be still a bit rough around the edges. But they deserve a lot of credit, because of being there first and because they followed through their vision with unprecedented radicality (e.g. you can get the full doc and layout plans for their *hardware* -- now, how's that?). To cite OpenMoko's CEO (in ): "This is Openmoko. If you /don't/ open your Neo, you should probably have your warranty voided ;-)" Regards -- tomas You sure heard about it. But just in case you didn’t: there is OpenMoko . They may be still a bit rough around the edges. But they deserve a lot of credit, because of being there first and because they followed through their vision with unprecedented radicality (e.g. you can get the full doc and layout plans for their *hardware* — now, how’s that?).

To cite OpenMoko’s CEO (in ):

“This is Openmoko. If you /don’t/ open your Neo, you should probably have your warranty voided ;-)”

Regards

– tomas

]]> By: foo http://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/09/25/my-prediction-for-the-iphone/comment-page-1/#comment-16006 foo Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:28:38 +0000 http://etbe.coker.com.au/?p=811#comment-16006 Errr, just get an OpenMoko. They give a shit about free software, unlike Google. Also note GSM security issues: http://laforge.gnumonks.org/weblog/2008/09/24/#20080924-things_i_learned_about_gsm Errr, just get an OpenMoko. They give a shit about free software, unlike Google.

Also note GSM security issues:

http://laforge.gnumonks.org/weblog/2008/09/24/#20080924-things_i_learned_about_gsm

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