Thread: $199 iPhone 2 (3G & GPS and exchange)
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MstPrgmr is offline MstPrgmr
2008-06-13 , 21:31
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Originally Posted by birneyw View Post
I say yes and no to this. Apple is blowing away the competition for the people that like to point at something and have it work but then its canned... no changes until apple or the developers change it. Apple is probably blowing away the windows smart phones with the iphone, however, the it, is a device that is a true moble computer not just a precan device with certain apps. If you dont like something on the it, then put on your hacking/programming hat and fix it. They are 2 different beast that overlap in certain areas. kind of compairing a pickup to a car... yes they both move, take gas excetera, but the pickup can carry more, the car is more comfortable.
Yes, Apple locks their products and has some money grubbing draconian policies (non-removable battery), but the 3rd party Apple support/developers really make up for this. They will change your battery for you for a smaller fee, and develop apps that will put Mameo's catalog to shame. Yes, Apple does restrict what apps can and cannot be sold through their exclusive site but what is the alternative?

Maemo developers are limited as well. They cannot access the entire OS, especially critical parts. In addition many people developing for the tablets do not have as much programming time or experience to make the kind of programs you will see coming out on the 3g iphone. Plus there are teams of developers and companies/corporations that will be putting out real quality programs. I love Maemo developers and everything they have done, but they simply can't put out the caliber of programs you will see on the Apple restricted iphone. For God's sake, I would pay for a good PIM!

In addition to the above, the iphone will be much cheaper than the tablets, or any other competitor on the market. Being tied to AT&T sucks, but there are workarounds. I am willing to bet that iphone users who want to get the most out of their device have to do less hacking than N8x0 and 770 users have to.

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It still blows my mind how much more responsive and faster the iphone OS is than Maemo. Is the hardware in the iphone really that superior to the tablets, or is it just better programming? I would also like to see how long it takes the iphone GPS to get a fix from a cold start. Anyone willing to bet it will be shorter than the N810's time? I'd put money on that.

I think it all comes down to superior software and hardware, and Apple will nail them both.