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iPhone Nano...what's the point?

cellocello said:
There was nothing like the iPod when it was released. The closest would have been a Creative Nomad, which barely existed in the same world as the iPod.
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One could say that there's nothing like a possible Apple voicephone on the market today, as well. The iPod did the same things as previously existing music players did, it just did those things in a better way (compared to all of them), with better storage (compared to the flash-based players) or better form factor (compared to the giant Nomad.) (And we can't forget iTunes being a large part of it too.) If Apple has any interest in getting it "right" I suspect they could produce a voicephone that compares to today's phones just like the iPod compared to other music players in 2001.

But yeah, it's just all idle speculation unless Tim Cook was feeding us BS the other day. :)
 
elistan said:
One could say that there's nothing like a possible Apple voicephone on the market today, as well. The iPod did the same things as previously existing music players did, it just did those things in a better way (compared to all of them), with better storage (compared to the flash-based players) or better form factor (compared to the giant Nomad.) (And we can't forget iTunes being a large part of it too.) If Apple has any interest in getting it "right" I suspect they could produce a voicephone that compares to today's phones just like the iPod compared to other music players in 2001.
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Exactly, and hence Apple made the iPhone.

But don't take my word for it ... keep waiting on the iPhone Nano (the voice only phone from Apple).

Oh, and also -
Did you hear about the iPod Nano Nano rumour? FM radio only. Totally cheap. Totally rad. Can't wait for mine. I'm predicting a June release. I have no reason not to think this isn't coming.
 
cellocello said:
Exactly, and hence Apple made the iPhone.

But don't take my word for it ... keep waiting on the iPhone Nano (the voice only phone from Apple).
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I thought Apple made the iPhone to compete against other smartphones, not the myriad voicephones out there. :)

Anyway, I'm not waiting. Like I said, I have no expectation of Apple producing a voicephone. I'd just LIKE for them to make one, because none of the voicephones out there today are any better than "barely mediocre." Just like I'd love for Honda to produce an S3000 to replace the S2000, but I don't think it'll ever happen. :) The OP asked "what's the point?" and my answer is "the same point as all the other voicephones out there, just with Apple quality."

(Seems that when people hear "iPhone nano" the envision a phone identical to iPhone in every way, including the full App Store experience, except smaller. Which I agree would be a terrible idea, and not what I'd want Apple to do. I want an Apple voicephone, not an iPhone nano I guess I should say. <shrug>)
 
I don't think it will be a "nano" as such. Maybe it will branch out into specific areas? Like Sony-Erricson's Media Phones, Camera Phone, Cheaper Phones etc. etc. etc.

Joey
 
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