IPhone doesn’t need a pronoun or a particle. IPhone isn’t a regular, run of the mill thing, so it doesn’t associate with regular, run of the mill figures of speech. That would be a total drag. IPhone is an essence, a religion, a way of life…nerd nirvana. And yes, I admit it - I’m a nerd.
Ok, I’ve had iPhone for three days now. When I finished convincing myself that it was important to participate in such a world-changing event (this took me all of about 30 seconds), I threw myself into the frenzy full force - visiting 5 different stores in three different New York counties, only to be rebuffed each time…see, if I was going to get iPhone, I wanted the 8GB version, and each store was sold out. This, of course, only made me want iPhone more. Well, this Thursday, my wishes were finally fulfilled, and I secured 8GB iPhone. My life hasn’t been the same since.
As my friend Jack said succinctly, “this is perhaps the first device i’ve bought that’s actually exceeded my expectations.” Well said. If you haven’t already done so, go for it - go get yourself iPhone. It’s even better than you think it is. Apple is forecasting selling 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008. I think they’ll beat it.
IPhone will change the world. Lots of applications will be developed for this platform. What’s neat is, no API necessary! Just create a simple web app that’s optimized for the Safari browser, and viola! - you’re in business. iPhone-optimized apps will also be tapping into a great demographic, one with disposable income to spend on things like a $600 phone.
The fact that I and most of our team work on Macs and have optimized VibeAgent first and foremost for the Safari browser, despite its small overall market share, has finally paid a dividend - VibeAgent looks great on iPhone, and works like a charm.
I won’t bore you with my particular take on all of iPhone’s features - I think you can get the best sense of that from here and here. The one down side to iPhone, and I think everyone agrees, is not actually related to iPhone at all - it’s the connectivity speeds on AT&T’s EDGE network. Quite disappointing. But of course, when you’re in a wi-fi spot, the phone seamlessly joins an available network, and speeds increase dramatically. Don’t let this stop you however from enjoying all the other fantastic aspects of iPhone’s experience. Trust me - you’ll be glad you did.