I have never wanted a cell phone this badly in my life as I want the new iPhone…damn you Apple!)

Just remember it was a presentation that was meant to silicate that exact response. I’m sure it appears better than it actually is. After all, that is the purpose of marketing.

So this thing has 5 hours of video/internet/extras time, no one has stated talk time. Not to mention th screen. That much space begs for scratches, cracks, and the searing of body oil all over the screen.

I’m sorry, but if Apple is releasing a phone, the most important feature to me is reception, talk time, and battery life in calls.

Their tech specs on their website say “Up to 5 hours Talk / Video / Browsing” and I have to admit that 5 hours of talk time is something I’ve never had on any of my phones. Typically it is just 2-3 so Apple must know what they are doing when it comes to battery power…not to mention the 16 hours of audio playback.

I don’t think Apple is necessarily going after the SmartPhone market. I think they are going to target the casual phone users who also have an iPod…by offering the capability to bring those devices into one slim yet useful device. Businesses are still going to be attracted to the Blackberry and Treo because they won’t want their employees to get distracted with video and audio while they could be doing something more productive like emailing.

All I can say is wow! I am one of the people who thought that Microsoft and Palm were the mobile market leaders. Thanks for the info!

The question here is will Apple compete with Microsoft. Microsoft has had their OS on phones for a couple of years now. Microsoft is a market leader, not Apple

In 2005, LinuxDevices published actual sales numbers for smartphones in Q1 2005 [4] from Gartner. These ranked Symbian with 76.2% of the smartphone market, Linux with 13.7%, Palm OS with 4.6%, and Windows Mobile with 4.5% and RIM 1%. [en.wikipedia.org]

Does it look to anyone like MS is leading?

Zune is a piece of garbage.

Most MS haters would say that. The fact is, there are a lot better Mp3 players then the iPod (take the Zen for example). Consider that the Zune was conceived in January 2006 and launched in 10 months is amazing. It’s a solid player with several one-ups over the iPod (example: a better screen).

How will MS compete?

The question here is will Apple compete with Microsoft. Microsoft has had their OS on phones for a couple of years now. Microsoft is a market leader, not Apple.

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I’m sorry, but if Apple is releasing a phone, the most important feature to me is reception, talk time, and battery life in calls.

And there’s a reason why smartphones use a stylus: look at your fingers. Can you tell me you are going to be exact with your fingers more than a stylus? sure the screen is bigger, but that means more retail space for icons to make sure you hit the right menu. And I’m sure the Apple sheeple will just use a stylus afterwards, but claim that Apple’s is “More Exact”.

I’m not going to deny OSX’s shiny appearance, but claiming you’re going to revolutionize the smartphone industry by not including a proper querty keyboard (so you can actually see what you’re typing), not planning for 3G (Even if you’re going to add it later no one is gogint o fancy paying another $1,000 for the iPhone now with HSDPA), and siding with only 1 phone company only means this is destined to become the newton: bright ideas poorly executed.

And if this wasn’t meant to be a smartphone, Apple better go to the drawing board to replan it, because you could ahve fooeld me with the $600 price tag.