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Over One Million iPhone 3G S Models Sold on Launch Weekend
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I'm fourteenI'm still a little naive but I'm getting there.
With that statement, I'm guessing you are more mature than most who are double your age.
There aren't 40 million iphone users. Many are iPod Touch users. There's lots of reasons why a person might've not gotten around to download the update. Perhaps many iPod touch owners are children and they don't even know about the update (nor do their parents). We could speculate all day of the whys and why nots.
Personally, I would love to download the update for my two iPhones, but I'm on satellite internet and the update needs to be done during off-peak time or I'll go over my fair-use data amount. Off-peak starts at 2am and I haven't felt like getting up at that time and start the download. I'm a light sleeper and getting back to sleep is hard for me. So, I'm waiting until Friday night so I can sleep in on Saturday.
I would imagine that many people simply don't know about the update. Or if, they do, just haven't gotten around to updating.
One million in a weekend
Impressive stuff. Well Done Apple....My cynicism has proved unfounded.
how did O2 do in the UK?
Impressive stuff. Well Done Apple....My cynicism has proved unfounded.
how did O2 do in the UK?
I hope no one owned a motorola prior to the iPhone launche.
Apple indeed changed how cell phones are done now. Finger friendly touch screens are clearly the future. Anyone denying that is smiply wrong.
Integrated app stores will be the future....however Apple had a bit of a bully move over AT&T that I'm not sure another phone company would've originally gotten away with haha. Carriers in the past only wanted their applications stores to live on the phones....AT&T, who clearly rolled the hell over for the iPhone let Apple have its own app store.
There was heavy stagnation in the mobile industry before Apple came in...but I think Steve Jobs saw this and realized this was a great market to jump into....which in turn, lit a fire under many other manufactures asses.
But seriously, any of these phones below should be perfect for many people's needs:
Where is the Blackberry Storm?
how so?
I am curious to know how blackberry has a better email setup? I've heard people say that alot but never really know what do they mean by having a better email system? Would you care to elaborate that?
regards,
I am curious to know how blackberry has a better email setup? I've heard people say that alot but never really know what do they mean by having a better email system? Would you care to elaborate that?
regards,
Pretty cool
I know i was one of tHat number.
And on a completely unrelated note, did anyone realize that apple disables the function to record video while also in a phonecall. Maybe it's been mentioned before but I haven't seen it. Maybe that goes to illustrate just how much power the 30fps video recording uses.
I know i was one of tHat number.
And on a completely unrelated note, did anyone realize that apple disables the function to record video while also in a phonecall. Maybe it's been mentioned before but I haven't seen it. Maybe that goes to illustrate just how much power the 30fps video recording uses.
Does anyone have a link to his response to the iPhone's success during the last two years? I know he scoffed at it in an interview just after it was announced but I've seen nothing since.
Not really.
All it provides is an observation and nothing more.
In fact, all the people could switch to the iPhone 3Gs when it is time to renew their contracts.
I think this is what is amazing. Apple has only been in the market a short time but has had a dramatic effect on the market as well as selling many of their own product.
Cool. Thanks for the article.
The world economic situation is amazing. On one hand we have companies and individuals that are hurting. On the other, we have consumer spending on optional (as in not needed) products and services that seems to be strong and in some cases increasing. Interesting times that we live in.What happened to the recession?
You can count me as one of those million. I ordered from the online Apple Store on Saturday the 20th.
I am normally an early adopter of Apple products but this will be my first iPhone. Can't wait....
I am normally an early adopter of Apple products but this will be my first iPhone. Can't wait....
What happened to the recession?
Yeah good question I though we were in a recession here guys, whats up with that?
I have a lot of co-workers that use iPhones, but are not Apple/Mac fan people at all. A lot of them rarely, if ever, sync with iTunes and are more software updates behind than just 3.0. I'm guessing there are a lot of other people in this category. I don't think I ever updated my firmware on my last couple Blackberries, I only used it for email and phone calls and it worked fine doing those two things.
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But seriously, any of these phones below should be perfect for many people's needs:
We're going to have some great options for everyone by the end of the year. I just went to T-Mobile this afternoon and got to play with the upcoming HTC Android phone (MyTouch)...pretty sweet even if I wouldn't switch. The G1 was "eh" but this hit the spot. I really hope the Storm 2 is *much* improved or a good WebOS phone comes to Verizon, because it's seriously getting ridiculous how crap their selection is.
Also finally checked out the 3GS next door at AT&T, relieved that it didn't tempt me enough to upgrade but I'm really looking forward to next year. The video function was sweet and I'd love the compass. Great job and I can imagine how awesome it'll be for 2Gers and newcomers.
History constantly repeats
Every five years or so, for at least the last three decades, something comes up in personal computing that everyone is convinced is The Next Big Thing.
For example, from soft/hardware I've seen in closed demos, I would not be surprised if camera-based gestures that you can do anywhere around a device, were the Next Big Thing after touch-based UIs. One day our kids might laugh at the silly idea of actually having to touch fingers to a surface.
The industry was indeed slow moving, but it was already moving in the direction that Jobs took. In fact, 2006 was a big year for demos of finger-friendly handhelds, some of which no doubt had an influence on Apple, especially the Synaptics Onyx and the OpenMoko, which had multi-touch and the infamous pinch months before the iPhone was revealed.
So yes, Jobs was smart to jump in when he did... before the public became too aware of what others had been doing.
"...the Blackberry got a great reputation for e-mail, not because it is easier to do or better suited for it, but because they were the first to offer a push service for email. That was/is critical in the corporate world; getting your email ASAP. But that service is offered on the iPhone as well, in fact from two different services; personal (MobileMe) and corporate (Exchange). Next time someone says, "Yeah but Blackberries are better for email!" Ask them why -- no one knows the answer.
"The great thing iPhone has going for it, is the Exchange support, so IT shops that haven't gone the Crackberry route can easily integrate the iPhone into their collective."
and... "these companies dump tons of money into Microsoft's coffers for server/client licenses and it wouldn't make much sense to support systems that aren't compatible. (Though Snow Leopard will remove those compatibility issues with built-in Exchange support.)"
http://www.macdailynews.com/index.p...hone_3g_s_a_formidable_mobile_computing_plat/
Well mine is on it's way next Tuesday, the same day my old contract can be cancelled, and I can get a PAC code.
What was funny is that I rang up Three today to see when I could cancel and their hard sell is ridiculous, up to the point that they started telling me a load of FUD about the iPhone, including;
It hasn't got BlueTooth
It is only available with 8GB
The cheapest contract on O2 is £45
A couple more I think too, of course trying to explain that Three's 3G coverage where I live is very poor didn't help, even though just the other week I was talking to one of their senior staff who said that my area is a bit of a black-spot for them.
I love salesmen who tell lies
What was funny is that I rang up Three today to see when I could cancel and their hard sell is ridiculous, up to the point that they started telling me a load of FUD about the iPhone, including;
It hasn't got BlueTooth
It is only available with 8GB
The cheapest contract on O2 is £45
A couple more I think too, of course trying to explain that Three's 3G coverage where I live is very poor didn't help, even though just the other week I was talking to one of their senior staff who said that my area is a bit of a black-spot for them.
I love salesmen who tell lies
I remember when people were saying the Blackberry Storm was the "iphone killer". How time flies. The new kid in town is the Palm Pre.
I remember when people were saying the Blackberry Storm was the "iphone killer". How time flies. The new kid in town is the Palm Pre.
Mother uses it and it is a very solid phone (I know, the reviews blew) but I am not sure it is anywhere near the iPhone on the whole. I mean, not even slightly close.
Dead on...And I hope you don't regret looking back at the silly seriousness of your message and realizing that, after all, we were just enjoying a good fanboyish time on a Mac-centered forum.
In a nutshell, take it easy, Sir: for years I've been saying that Apple's competitors are dead...an offspring of my support to the most innovative company in the world perhaps? I am not afraid of saying so and enjoying some schadenfreude, considering that I've continued to be an Apple user even during its darkest moments in the late 90s...remember how many said that Apple would be dead back then? Should I check their ages as well?
It's fun poking fun at the RIM guys.
Also there is a difference between the verb "hope" and "predict".
I don't hope for RIM to vanish.
Then I couldn't poke fun at their users.
Some people need to lighten up, and get some
I remember when people were saying the Blackberry Storm was the "iphone killer". How time flies. The new kid in town is the Palm Pre.
I'm amazed that Apple is basically getting away with the same strategy they used with the iPod. They innovate on a few key features and then put the rest of the market into the position of looking like they're producing me-too products. Not once did anyone in the music player market try to out-do Apple but rather just played an eternal game of catch-up. I suspect most consumers are put off by the wanna-be products and gravitate toward what they view as the original (whether it's deserved or not.) Apple used that to their advantage with the iPod and iTunes and now they're doing the same thing with the iPhone. And it looks like none of their new competitors have stopped to look at the iPod's history and are boneheadedly falling into the same trap.
I'd love to hear this too. I hear endlessly how much more "advanced" the email functionality is on BB. I can't think of any serious shortcomings about the iPhone's email.
Went to the Apple Store in the mall my wife works in this morning, got there at 08:30 - had a 10:00 am Shopping Appointment, told them I was there to get 3GS Phones. "no 3GS in stock". I told them I would wait outside. There was a lovely padded couch just outside the store. Hung out there, made a "line buddy" and we chatted guitars, fine wine and things iPhone, this would be his THIRD version... 10:15 a nice young lady comes out and takes our names, tells me I am FIRST in line, he SECOND... 10:35 they come out to see if we are ok... At 11:05 we see a FedEx guy goy by with a dolly of boxes. 15 minutes later at 11:20 I get introduced to my assistant who walks me thru the buy and activation process. Hubba Hubba !!
I got my wife a white 32GB and me a black 32GB... Also got a Airport EXTREME, a new mouse, some anti scratch screen covers and a car charger... I was in there about 40 minutes to do two phones an the other purchases. I have a huge flat of sticky buns I baked last week in the freezer and I'm taking them there tomorrow to say THANKS !!
Man setting up the Airport Extreme was a breeze. We would be toast here without the Extreme... I tired using my phone all over the house without it, Not Gonna Make It... Activaed the Extreme and I can be on the web on my iMac, my wife and I can both be downloading APPS on our phones and no hassles, blazing fast... Tomorrow when it is not raining I'll test online access out near one of the chicken coops.... About 50 ft. from the Extreme.
WHAT an amazing experience. Have had a Verizon RAZR for years, what a leap in speed, technology and can I dare say COOLNESS....
WOW
My super bad sticky buns and a double espresso
I got my wife a white 32GB and me a black 32GB... Also got a Airport EXTREME, a new mouse, some anti scratch screen covers and a car charger... I was in there about 40 minutes to do two phones an the other purchases. I have a huge flat of sticky buns I baked last week in the freezer and I'm taking them there tomorrow to say THANKS !!
Man setting up the Airport Extreme was a breeze. We would be toast here without the Extreme... I tired using my phone all over the house without it, Not Gonna Make It... Activaed the Extreme and I can be on the web on my iMac, my wife and I can both be downloading APPS on our phones and no hassles, blazing fast... Tomorrow when it is not raining I'll test online access out near one of the chicken coops.... About 50 ft. from the Extreme.
WHAT an amazing experience. Have had a Verizon RAZR for years, what a leap in speed, technology and can I dare say COOLNESS....
WOW
My super bad sticky buns and a double espresso