It makes sense that Apple wouldn't put in the same tech in the iPod Touch.
Exactly. For 1/3 of the cost you want 9/10'ths of the functionality? The price should've been included. What if was $99? Then the whole review changes.
I think ViRGE hit the nail on the head. Your thinking if you look at the cost of ownership of the iPhone over 2 years it comes out to a lot more than the iPod touch but don't think that most people will need a phone anyway. In reality your going to have a cell bill either way and you can buy an iPhone for slightly more than an iPod touch and get better functionality and no real loss at the end of the day.
A lot of people were expecting an iPhone 4 without a phone. It was a good review that addressed that expectation and only that expectation.
The review was critical but useful. After reading it and looking at some sample pics of the camera, which look like pictures of a digicam I had in 1999, I think I'll pass on upgrading my 3rd gen Touch.
Plus the unsubsidized price is kind of silly anyhow - it's not like you can buy an unsubsidized phone in the US where Anand is in the first place. Your options are to pay [obscene amount] over 2 years for an iPhone, or [slightly less obscene amount + $200-$400] for another phone and an iPod Touch.
Plus the unsubsidized price is kind of silly anyhow - it's not like you can buy an unsubsidized phone in the US where Anand is in the first place. Your options are to pay [obscene amount] over 2 years for an iPhone, or [slightly less obscene amount + $200-$400] for another phone and an iPod Touch.
Exactly the price is fundamental to how one judges a product, and against its actual competitors. aspects totally omitted from the article...which makes it a poor review. If the zune was cheaper and had a retina display and a 5mp hd camera, and a faster processor and all that then fine, you could go negative as that is the actual competition it is up against, but comparing it the iphone without acknowledging the apples to oranges comparison and vast price difference is just skewing an article to cast something in a negative light. its simply not a fair take on it, its not a balanced article.