OMFG the new iphone apps are KILLER.

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DivideBYZero

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What is more surprising is that the 3G launch has had more negative response that positive. I am a fanboy (see sig), but I just get the feeling that Apple are about to feel the wrath of the very fickle cellphone market this year.
 

fLum0x

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People are always going to bitch and complain that they want more for less money and in a more compact size. This is why there is a market and this is why things are constantly being upgraded. I own the 2g and i do like it. I would agree that it is missing things and the 3g is also missing things. Nevertheless, apple has made a tremendous product that is atleast moving towards what most of the market wants. They are making an immense amount of money on the product and I don't see any of you in Steve Jobs or Apple's place.

The one thing that this phone has had for over a year now and NO OTHER COMPETITOR can get close to is their touchscreen. Everything that i have seen up to and including the diamond aren't even close with user functionality. I would agree that this is a gimmick, but it is something the consumer wants and the interface has to be smooth enough for any non-so-geeky person to use it.

If apple would walk through a list like you have posted, i am sure atleast a few of those things will be updated with software and a few will be updated with a new release. Making products do everything the consumer wants instantaniously is impossible. There are many upgrades that the iphone has given us.
 

DivideBYZero

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I think the realisation this time around is that the interface is the ONLY thing it has over any competition.
 

Deeko

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The new iPhone addresses a lot of the "big" issues with the original, but the lack of some features that are pretty standard elsewhere (like MMS? wtf?) is curious.

ChAoTiCpInOy, your defense was poor. For starters, for half of them you just said "software update", insinuating that Apple will be adding those things. You know that those were all problems with the original iPhone too, and that's what people said back then, and they STILL haven't been fixed?

Also, your defense for the GPS and camera is laughable, because it goes against Apple's own marketing. Do you remember the one with that little troll-guy who claims his iPhone replaces his cell phone, texting phone, camera, and iPod? How it's supposed to be an integrated device to do everything? Come on dude, it isn't 2002 anymore - the cameras and GPS in competing products ARE fully capable of replacing the standalone alternatives.

Anyway, the new iPhone is a step in the right direction, but it still has a long way to go before I'd even consider it.
 

citan x

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What I like the most about the IPhone is the screen. Why can't other phones ship with that big of a screen. The bigger screen size really helps for all these applications. Now if Apple wasn't such a tight a..hole and add some of these features. I still don't know why they still go with the one button mouse.

It's like someone else said, Apple does a few really great things, but they are just so limited. I need my freedom.
 

jman19

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Originally posted by: DeePee
Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Good job posting something from 11 months ago. SMS to multiple recipients has been supported since 1.1.4.

my apologies for not keeping up with everything, dickhole.

Well you went out of your way to make the claim, maybe you should do some research. If you post something stupid, be prepared to get called out on it.
 
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Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: DeePee
Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Good job posting something from 11 months ago. SMS to multiple recipients has been supported since 1.1.4.

my apologies for not keeping up with everything, dickhole.

Well you went out of your way to make the claim, maybe you should do some research. If you post something stupid, be prepared to get called out on it.

i don't think i posted anywhere in my first post that this was correct. i simply posted a link. what's wrong with simply informing someone without coming off as a douche nozzle?
 

JohnAn2112

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Originally posted by: DeePee
Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Good job posting something from 11 months ago. SMS to multiple recipients has been supported since 1.1.4.

my apologies for not keeping up with everything, dickhole.

Well, considering you searched for the damn link, you could have taken the extra 2 seconds to look at the date on the damn thread, dickhole. ;)
 

pm

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As your elected moderator, I'd like to request that we please try to keep discussions civil and refrain from personal attacks.

 

jman19

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Originally posted by: DeePee
Originally posted by: jman19
Originally posted by: DeePee
Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Good job posting something from 11 months ago. SMS to multiple recipients has been supported since 1.1.4.

my apologies for not keeping up with everything, dickhole.

Well you went out of your way to make the claim, maybe you should do some research. If you post something stupid, be prepared to get called out on it.

i don't think i posted anywhere in my first post that this was correct. i simply posted a link. what's wrong with simply informing someone without coming off as a douche nozzle?

Maybe because your information is wrong :confused: