Not overly impressed
This is going to be so uncool of me (and I’m not some anti-fashion hipster wannabe), but I have to say that the iPhone is not as attractive as the MOTOROKR E6 (and I am seriously feeling gadget lust). I’m still happy with my StrTrk, although I do love looking at new phones.
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I am not too surprised since I think you said something about the iPod being overpriced. :D I will wait until you play with one for you to take it back.
It won’t work, Terry, because I have that irrational dislike for iPods, and I have played with them. I don’t get it. I don’t need a super-pretty music player, I’m a klutz and I’m not interested in paying for that (or brand premiums). If I was to get an MP3 player, I would go for a small unit with flash memory and a reasonable price.
I still think the MOTOROKR E6 looks better.
I think you to see it in operation. It is going to pop your paradigm, and not just because it has double the resolution of the ROKR. Its a cross between a Star Trek communicator and a Tablet PC (assuming they can actually ship it before July).
Apple.com > MacWhirld Keynote > Watch iPhone Intro
But Terry, I don’t need a UMPC of any description. I only want a phone. My sister wants one, though. She likes Apple.
I guess that is okay. I would like one even though I do not own a cell phone or an iPod (and I think the battery life will suck even worse than my mom’s cellphone).
And I agree with you on iTunes. I would rather buy a CD and rip it myself and be able to play the MP3’s anywhere than be locked into some DRM scheme. I think Apple really needs a low cost computer to leverage the iPod. The Mac mini is an overpriced boutique computer with limited storage options and a crappy graphics chip and the iMac locks users into an overpriced LCD. Except for the iPod, it is like they are avoiding success on purpose.
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