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date: Jul 30, 2007 5:33 PM
subject: iPhone
Taken at Apple Store in Palo Alto from an iPhone. Immediately sent to my Gmail. First impressions?
After the initial lust, I was almost about to write I am never going to use it because of various very silly mistakes and missing things (such as no copy/paste function, no bulk select/delete, no zoom etc.). BUT - I immediately felt in love with it - the very first moment I got it in my hands. It’s undoubtedly the most beautifully and ingeniously crafted device in the entire history of the electronics industry.
6 responses so far ↓
Marko // Jul 31, 2007 at 1:22 pm
So, bought it? :)
I wouldn’t go as far as saying I will never own one, but I’m certain I won’t own this version. There are just too many things wrong with it for me.
admin // Jul 31, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Hmm..you guess: please collect bets.
Marko // Jul 31, 2007 at 7:46 pm
5 euro on you did. Make it 10 euro :)
Andray // Jul 31, 2007 at 8:09 pm
How it works
If you want to activate your iPhone, you need to become contract-subscriber of AT&T for a minimum of 2-years, with high cancellation fees (175$) and a return-product policy. In order to do so, you need a social security number and an address in the US. If you don’t sign the contract with AT&T (which as a European you can not) your phone is a useless brick (don’t even show the main menu).
Yes, we are getting back to the AT&T monopoly times.
There is a way to become a prepaid iPhone subscriber, but is not really available online..Well, there is apparently a trick to transform you beautiful brick in a useful mp3 player and browser in Europe.
Marko // Jul 31, 2007 at 8:44 pm
I know and I know people who intend to buy it nevertheless. Question is more what prevails in a fan, dislike for these obstacles or wish for objects possession.
Personally I dislike lack of tactile feedback, closeness of platform and generally bad experience with Apple enough, that I have zero intention of buying one. However, home full of Apple stuff proves I’m a bit of a slow learner so I won’t commit to saying I’ll never buy Apple again either.
Piotr Jakubowski // Aug 7, 2007 at 4:33 pm
I’ve been in a pickle whether to buy it as well. The fact that it is locked to AT&T obviously is not good, given the amount of travel I am expecting over the next two years. I also dislike the fact that there is no copy/paste function or sending texts to multiple people at the same time. I would also like an RSS reader as well as the shopping/movie time/gas station widgets that I have on my laptop.
However, I’d have to agree that this piece of ingenious technology has to be the slickest designed consumer electronic in a very long time. Just the way its built and the user interface is marvelous. Now all Apple has to do is get 3G into it, and add those features.
I think you bought it.
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