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Smaller iPhone to Eliminate Storage, Rely on Cloud-Based Content?
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I'm still using my 4 Gig iPhone - obviously a minimum...
But next to none?
So you'll have large cell phone data bills instead?
As I've been saying in the*other* iPod Nano threads - someone saw one of those smaller Chinese knock-offs, mistook it for an Apple Prototype, and ran with it...
But next to none?
So you'll have large cell phone data bills instead?
As I've been saying in the*other* iPod Nano threads - someone saw one of those smaller Chinese knock-offs, mistook it for an Apple Prototype, and ran with it...
I really cannot take this rumour serious at all. It sounds to me as if someone with no proper understanding of what people want and how things work made it up. "Cloud" has some serious use cases; "Cloud" to listen to music on your phone is just rubbish.
I know there are a lot of clueless technophiles out there who would call me old-fashioned because my MacPro is connected through Gigabit Ethernet and not through much more modern 50 Megabit (on a good day) WiFi. People who gape with open mouths when you rip a CD (since they bought all their CD music again on iTMS, plus once more on Amazon for their non-iPod MP3 player). But I really don't think that is Apple's target market.
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This is probably a well-timed story designed to steal thunder from some big mobile conference taking place right now.
This is probably a well-timed story designed to steal thunder from some big mobile conference taking place right now.
Bad Times, Good Times, you know I had my share.
Remember when small phones were cool?
Remember when small phones were cool?
Technology will converge
It's hard to imagine a communications world so different than we have today. But this strategy I believe is very much a reality and it takes time to get ahead of it from an infrastructure standpoint and technology development. This mega center at the geographic node of cheap power, land, IT big pipes and cheap labor is for a reason !
I dislike copying data from one storage to another to another and trying to keep ahead of buying more storage as technology progresses and buying more storage with each computer or phone.
I embrace this strategy and personally believe this is a reality. Tomorrow's world will look much different from today as we know it and understand it.
It's hard to imagine a communications world so different than we have today. But this strategy I believe is very much a reality and it takes time to get ahead of it from an infrastructure standpoint and technology development. This mega center at the geographic node of cheap power, land, IT big pipes and cheap labor is for a reason !
I dislike copying data from one storage to another to another and trying to keep ahead of buying more storage as technology progresses and buying more storage with each computer or phone.
I embrace this strategy and personally believe this is a reality. Tomorrow's world will look much different from today as we know it and understand it.
What prepaid plan are you talking about? Because the concept of an iPhone Nano is to use a data hungry cloud based model that will cost a fortune in prepaid data fees? Like thats a good idea. And do you really think Apple gives a toss if you break your original iPhone? "oops, you broke you iPhone but can't afford to have it fixed or replaced? Well here's an iPhone Nano that maybe you can afford."
I don't think you understand what you're saying...
Why is this concept so hard to understand??
There are tons of people that would buy an iPhone if it's cheaper. The typical response is buy an iPhone 3GS it's only $49. NO, it's not only $49. You have to enter a contract and pay the data fee.
Having this option opens up a lot of doors for them to gain more ground in market share.
Not everyone who has an iPhone uses the 16gb storage. Not everyone listens to music.
I would love to have an iPhone at $200 price and if i wanted to do prepaid voice and connect to wifi only i could, at only $200 and not have to be locked into a contract.
Who said I couldn't afford an iPhone? But you enjoy paying full retail price of $599 when something similar could be had at any time for $200?
This has the option of being able to be used on all wireless carriers if they go that route. It could be huge. But you are apparently still wrapped up in how the US carriers run the game by contract and contract pricing.
Imagine a ipod touch with voice at that price tag. they would sell like crazy.
Who said you had to have a huge data plan with lots of fees. most can connect to wifi very easily. Think a little bit.....it's not hard to grasp.
This is a bad bad bad idea
This is a dumb idea. People buying this phone would be looking to save money
Not spend 30 a month on a data plan. Also. Unless u have unlimited data. You will eat up your data plan quickly then add AT&T glitchy network Not a good idea. Do u think AT &t and Verizon will like millions of people listening to music or movies over their network. If u think AT&T was bad before. Wait till this comes out. Their network will be at a standstill
I can remember being in NYC and not being able to receive a call. Or even send a text. This will bring more of the same
This is a dumb idea. People buying this phone would be looking to save money
Not spend 30 a month on a data plan. Also. Unless u have unlimited data. You will eat up your data plan quickly then add AT&T glitchy network Not a good idea. Do u think AT &t and Verizon will like millions of people listening to music or movies over their network. If u think AT&T was bad before. Wait till this comes out. Their network will be at a standstill
I can remember being in NYC and not being able to receive a call. Or even send a text. This will bring more of the same
Nope. The whole reason to make this phone is for those that don't want a data plan and the extra expense of the iPhone's monthly plan.
Thus no reason for 3g.
Plus if they want the phone to sell for $200 then they have to get rid of components. 3g is expensive.
as a concept it is a very good idea but reality is the phone is coming soon and the world is just not ready for it.
cloud = orwell's 1984
people r soo freaking stupid with facebook, twitter etc that all aspects of personal lives r now public and stored permanently in corporate/government databases. just wait till the next catastrophic world event (ie nuclear terrorism) and we won't have any freedoms and the world government will know everything and control everything in the name of "peace and safety". this is why there is a massive push to cloud services and voip (voip calls are simply data packets that can be stored). it looks like apple wants to play a pivotal role in this movement and actually make it hip and stylish. we're all screwed....
people r soo freaking stupid with facebook, twitter etc that all aspects of personal lives r now public and stored permanently in corporate/government databases. just wait till the next catastrophic world event (ie nuclear terrorism) and we won't have any freedoms and the world government will know everything and control everything in the name of "peace and safety". this is why there is a massive push to cloud services and voip (voip calls are simply data packets that can be stored). it looks like apple wants to play a pivotal role in this movement and actually make it hip and stylish. we're all screwed....
Oh, we understand - it's an "Apple Phone" or the new "iPod Nano with Phone", but those turned out to be nothing more than Chinese Knock-Offs or mere rumor.
Apple's been too successful with the iPhone to go the route of "cheap phones" like Android, not to mention the exclusivity deal given to AT&T and Verizon (which this smaller unlocked phone will take sales away from).
Sorry, I won't believe this one until I see it.
The small iPhone is going to be the ticket for me...
Apple has me lined up!!!
Picking up an iPad 2 & new MBP within a couple months, an iMac 27'' quad-core for work when they update with Lion within 8-12 months, and hopefully a smaller version of the iPhone will be debuting within 12-18 months.
Glad Steve is still working remotely...
Apple has me lined up!!!
Picking up an iPad 2 & new MBP within a couple months, an iMac 27'' quad-core for work when they update with Lion within 8-12 months, and hopefully a smaller version of the iPhone will be debuting within 12-18 months.
Glad Steve is still working remotely...
Like storage is a great cost in a mobile phone.
I can buy 50 SD-cards from 8GB for only 30 euro (class 5)
I can buy 50 SD-cards from 8GB for only 30 euro (class 5)
Barcelona,
(sung like Freddie Mercury)
I agree some of this does sound like chaff pumped out so they can sneak past the competitions radar.
They still are. Very. It's just that no one has figured out how to make a good smartphone-like one.
Yet...