NEWTON LOVERS ARE HOME AGAIN!!!!
The lack of "vision" by those with negative comments on this thread is breath-taking.
Not a "Mac" Product? Check again. What do you call a device that runs "Mac" OSX? This is the most amazing portable "mac" ever, even if it sports a different name.
This phone is quite simply the most advance piece of personal technology ever developed. That is not hyperbole. How long have the cell phone manufacturers been trying to get a device this good? They haven't even come close.
For us fans of the Newton (rip, good buddy), this device will replace it for us. I make the assumption that it will either ship with or an app will be developed for use with Rosetta. Handwriting recognition. (I know, Steve said no stylus, but work with me here).
As for being rev. a...don't forget, Apple is now the world's leading authority on portable music devices, so it's not like they enter this field with no portable experience. I expect this device to impress out of the box.
As for price...the death of the Newton came when people complained about the price; so, to fill that void, Palm gave us a decade of fake pda's "priced right." In other words, people wanted to pay $99, so Palm gave it to them, even though the devices sucked.
Finally...this will be bigger than the iPod. The Phone market is astronomically larger than the mp3 player market. And, just as apple launched with a single model iPod, they will eventually have a full range of phones.
This is historic, and you naysayers need to back off of your petty complaints.
