Re: [NTLK] The day the Newton died it's final death...

To those who are "unimpressed" by the iPhone: consider its interface.
It's one of the most intuitive things I've seen so far. It out-iPods
the iPod. It does many more things than an iPod _and_ a smartphone,
with a _simpler_ interface. If this isn't groundbreaking, I don't
know what is.

To those who consider the iPhone "just a fancy cellphone": have you
read its tech specs, and have you seen the demos of _all_ its
features and, moreover, the interconnection of such features. I was
amazed at how seamlessly you can browse photos, select one, crop it,
adjust it, set it as a wallpaper, and send it via email to one of
your contacts. How many clicks and menus would it take on a smart
(LOL!)-phone?

To those who consider the iPhone "pricey": so far, to me, it appears
to be the same story as when the first iPod was introduced in October
2001. It was a $399 MP3 player. A lot of people said: "who needs such
an expensive MP3 player?". How many iPods has Apple sold up to now?

The iPhone has been introduced, it's still not definitive. But it's
safe to assume that it's going to be an incredibly versatile device:
upgradable and greatly customisable. It doesn't recognise my
handwriting? Oh well. Thank God it doesn't have that idiotic
toothpick other cellphone companies call "stlyus" to tentatively
scribble something on those tiny cellphone screens. Or, who knows,
maybe in a future incarnation one will be able to simply write on it
with the tip of a finger...

Cheers,
Rick

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