Apple did not design the iPhone for high-quality picture-taking. That is what digital cameras are for.
Exactly my point. I wasn't the one claiming that because it can take pictures and thus "create" a "photo file" it would thus mean it was a tool.
You really ought to learn how to read what people write.
Apple did not design the iPhone to be used as a USB mass storage device. Buy that if you want one.
Hello, Mr. obvious – of course they designed it without the ability to do mass storage. That's my whole point. It's designed as a toy, not a tool.
DUH! Guess it has one feature that all cell phones have. Making calls. Go figure. You are so bright.
It's striking how one idjit after another cannot fathom the simplest things, yet they feel like they're in a position to use sarcasm.
Again, I wasn't the one claiming that because the iPhone are able to make calls it must thus be a tool. On the contrary, I contended that that was NOT enough. I'd feel stupid if I was you – trying to hit a target by turning your back to it, all the while trying to show off. What a joke.
Then buy the competitor brands. Reminder ... iPhone outsold RIMM's entire Blackberry lineup last quarter. And most (if not all) other smartphones and PDAs to boot! A lot of people (10m+) must love "toys".
Well, they do. Do I really need to mention that an appeal to popularity is a glaring logical fallacy?
What are you trying to update it from with bluetooth. IPhone syncs perfectly with Mac's Calendar and Contacts. And I believe it now accepts push mail contacts etc.
I am not talking about updating the stuff through bluetooth. Are you so ill-informed that you think that that is the only use for bluetooth? Go look at the competition, and may, just maybe, you will become aware of what one can do with bluetooth. "Tethering" usually means that you can use the phone as a modem for your computer to get web access.
You may not, but people who are heavily vested in trading regularly, may very well consider it a tool. It may be a widget, but it is faster than any other device for checking stock quotes. Click the icon. Done. Period.
Again, it's rather contrived example. But I guess that if we use your logical fallacy that so many people bought iPhones and therefore it must be a tool, not a toy, I guess most of the iPhone buyers use the stock widget.
Do you own an iPhone? I guess you never use any of the features. You should have bought an iPod. If you don't own one, then you should remain silent.
It's amazing how daft people can be when they try to defend their favourite corporation. You really cannot be serious, if you suggest I should go out and buy a product that isn't even close to fulfilling my needs and wants, just to get a "right" to say that it DOESN'T meet said needs and wants. That's like saying I should go drink and driving, because otherwise I cannot say it sucks.
Are you serious? Who adds an external keyboard to a phone? Use a laptop!
People who needs to write a bit more than a simple SMS and a quick, short, one-liner reply in the mail (which you can't copy/paste). I have enough equipment to carry around as it is, so I try to do with as little as possible every day. Only a true apologist would suggest carrying a laptop when a 200 gramme keyboard would suffice. I guess that's the trademark of fanboys, though.
Such a task. Much more effort than copying to another smartphone that can "handle all of these 'features' " Sad argument.
There is nothing sad in that argument. Especially given the crap formats supported on the iPhone and the fact that you can't edit any of it. If I have to depend on having webaccess at any time and all the time, I would loose to my competition.
Why would you want to if you are out of your teen years.
Why would I need to SMS several people at once? Ever heard of having coworkers? I guess, though, that the mere notion of that is a foreing concept for apologists like you.
Critical misstep by Apple apparently. I've had competitor's phones and have never received a single MMS. They are not that high in demand.
So, because you personally have never received one, there is no use for it? I guess, though, that if you're american, you're excused. Me, I live in Europe, and even though MMS is far from being as popular as SMS, it's still pretty popular.
How many apps can you download to your "other" smartphones. Last I heard there were 200,000+ for the iPhone. Many of these apps are designed as something "other than" toys. Sit down and write to the programmers working hard to write them that their stuff is simply useless "toy" applications.
Ah, yes, endless rows of calculator apps and stupid games. Let's just mention one app that I have a hard time finding on the iPhone: A text editor.
Again I ask, do you own an iPhone? If you do, then you must like toys (by your own label). If you don't, you're a fool for rambling on so much about what you have no clue on.
I always research before I buy. I don't buy into hype, and I certainly don't buy items that falls flat on the face of what I want it to achieve.
Secondly, I'm not rambling on anything, I'm countering idiotic fanboys being as apologetic as they can be, because I think you're funny when you try to pretend Apple products exist in a vacuum, while not even knowing the first thing about the competition.
Maybe you should cite some examples of the "real" smartphones you are referencing and their features before making generic comments such as this one.
You're kidding me!? If you knew the first thing about the competition you would know I merely scratched the surface. But again, it's that vacuum that seems to make your head pop.
And please, forget copy and paste. That will arrive in a software update very soon.
Says who?
Even if it does come in a year or two, though, then that doesn't change that the iPhone is a toy NOW, does it? Some future promise doesn't make the feature useful TODAY.
Apple did not originally design the iPhone as a PDA.
Ah, Captain obvious is back. Of course they didn't. I'm not trying to make the argument that they did. My argument is that it is NOT ("designed to be") a tool, nor a smartphone. 3G and crippled features (of the few it has) is far from being a "smart phone".
It was designed as a cell phone and portable web browsing device. It has evolved tremendously. Apple has come a long with with only two versions of the phone.
Again, it's obvious you have no idea of the competition.
All of your competitors smartphones and PDAs have been around for much longer times. Their early attempts couldn't come close to the iPhone's first two generations.
LOL, do your research. There is nothing on the front edge of technology in either of the "smartphones" from Apple. So, unless you want to compare it to ten year old phones or older, it's ridiculous to suggest that because Apple came late to the table, they should trail behind to the extend they do.
Besides, if the iPhone is so "toyish", why are the competitors scrambling to copy it? LOL
"LOL"? The only funny thing in that comment, is that you STILL utterly fail to recognise the logical fallacy it is to make an appeal to popularity in this context. The only reason teh competitors scramble to copy it, is because it sells well. And that fact has NAUGHT to do with whether it's a toy or a tool.
I accept your right to your own opinion, but if you like the competitors versions, buy them and go hang out at their blogs or forums with your useless rants.
I not only bought them, I use most of my stuff to the limit (not constantly, of course), but you truly are ignorant if you feel that only the blind apologistic fanboys should hang out on Macrumours.
And your arguments are rather like listening to a "how-to" talk show being broadcast in an ancient Greek dialect. About as useful as using water to put out a grease fire. JMO
I'm not surprised you feel that proper argumentation is sounding like greek to you – I'm still waiting for real arguments from you.
