Pogue's iPhone FAQ : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech

Link: Pogue's iPhone FAQ : Christopher Null : Yahoo! Tech. I know, I know. Talking about the IPhone is kind of like talking about Paris Hilton. You are so OVER it. Well, that is good; because I hope you haven't bought one of these by the time you read this. While I am posting on Friday morning, a few hours before the 6 P.M. launch, there are so many negatives about this thing that I am wondering what all the fuss is about. Waiting in line at Christmas for a Nintendo Wii was one thing; the Wii really is an innovative, life changing device, that is bringing families together for fun. The IPhone, however, is only fast when connected to WiFi, and is slow as heck on the cell phone network of AT&T. You have to sign up for two years of service, and STILL pay retail for the phone. You can't use the on screen keyboard with a stylus. Bare fingers only, please. And, then, you can't use your thumbs, unless you are 12. I could go on, but read the post by Christopher Guy. Not giving him a review phone was probably smart. He would have told the truth about this turkey.

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[Daniel D. Covington]

I'm thinking the iPhone's (obviously over-hyped) and while maybe a little more simple to use than some smartphone/pocket pc type devices, it won't be the be-all, end-all device so many expected. I'm betting the motivation of most of its champions will be something of a I-bought-it-and-want-to-show-it
so-it-better-be-great thing.