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ceres · 06-28-2007, 10:08 AM

If I could get it with my T-mobile prepaid, I would.

stuffy · 06-28-2007, 11:11 AM

well i don't even have a cell phone, so i won't be buying this one,

but if i were a cell phone user, i wouldn't buy this product for the simple reason that much like an ipod, this product is over-priced and will be lucky to last for two years.

obviously, for a lot of people, they will be wanting something new in two years anyway, but for me, i want a product that is quality and will last.

apple are the kings of planned obsolescence and it pisses me off.

kurokoma-kun · 06-28-2007, 11:11 AM

I too am a long-time Apple addict, and have been drooling over the iPhone for months too! But I have been bitten often enough by being the "early adopter" that I now tend to wait at least until the bugs are shaken out.

But Bailout has a great point: having to accept AT+T for a service provider! OMG, their logo does not look like the Deathstar for nothing. Evil. Empire. They have already taken over my Cingular service. I cannot believe they are going to be allowed to establish ANOTHER telecommunications monopoly. WTF was the point of breaking up Ma Bell at vast public expense about 30 years ago?

slvryaris · 06-28-2007, 11:19 AM

Just seen this article.

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/14081

ChinoCharles · 06-28-2007, 11:20 AM

Apple has come a LOOOOONG way from the 90's when they were the Ford Festiva of computing. Now they make some of the nicer computers around, and easily the most stable short of Linux.

The iPhone looks sweet. Problem is historically phones with touch screens do extremely poorly. Of course, if anyone can make that scheme work, Jobs can!

stuffy · 06-28-2007, 11:27 AM

i think people are suckers for apple's uber-cool image, i have to admit they have done a great job at keeping their heads above water competing with pc's and a lot of that has to do with niche marketing,

but is this phone worth $500-600?

jamal1984 · 06-28-2007, 11:34 AM

i think we still waiting on Nut review when he got his Iphone, tell us what do you think about it. Since none of us really have a change to play around with it.

kurokoma-kun · 06-28-2007, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuffy

done a great job at keeping their heads above water competing with pc's and a lot of that has to do with niche marketing

You are correct about niche marketing. This is why Apple has become the industry standard platform in digital media production. Not a bad niche to be in.

stuffy · 06-28-2007, 11:42 AM

Quote:

You are correct about niche marketing. This is why Apple has become the industry standard platform in digital media production. Not a bad niche to be in.

very true, if you are in video production you wouldn't want to use a pc, but for anything else a pc works just as well, and is a lot cheaper for a comparable system.

Nutzoids · 06-28-2007, 02:53 PM

I can't talk about this here... I have been a fan of Apple since the late 80s!

Steve Jobs is my HERO... and as far as Business Practices go... No one can even stand in this man shadow!

Now if you are talking about Apple from 1993-1997 when Steve Jobs was NOT the CEO then your right it was a much different story... You know it took Jobs almost 4 years to correct the problems that Spindler and Amelio caused to Apple...

Either way... Why won't anyone do an Apples-to-Apples (Pun Intended) comparison to the Trio? Scared?

Also the 3G system in my area is only a 25 mile radius... that ends 1 mile away from my house...

So why make it 3G, when 3G will make it more expensive, for something most people will never use... then it will be a WAIST OF MONEY!

The worst part about the iPhone is AT&T... and lets not forget Apple wanted to go with Verizon... But Verizon said no... Most of the worst reviews are from them!

kurokoma-kun · 06-28-2007, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutzoids

I can't talk about this here... I have been a fan of Apple since the late 80s!

My first computer = SE 20!

(circa 1987)

stuffy · 06-28-2007, 03:49 PM

my first computer was the commodore 64!

death is my gift · 06-28-2007, 03:59 PM

It does seem pretty sweet but I'm perfectly happy with my Sidekick 3.

*tk-421* · 06-28-2007, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuffy

my first computer was the commodore 64!

+1

Mine still works! I got like 250 titles...

kurokoma-kun · 06-28-2007, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuffy

my first computer was the commodore 64!

I never used one, but all the geeks I work with go

whenever it's mentioned

stuffy · 06-28-2007, 04:07 PM

my dad is the true C=64 nerd, he still writes programs for his baseball stats and whatnot on that machine,

he has a cache of C=64 machines and parts.

Nutzoids · 06-28-2007, 05:20 PM

I had a C64, but the first computer I actually baught was a Packard Bell Legend 2000... Yeah baby 486!

Computer Model/Name/Speed : 486sx25 (Packard Bell Legend 2000)
Operating System (version) : OS/2 Warp V3 (aka OS/2 for Windows)
Windows 3.1 running with WinOS2
Make/Model/Cost of video card : n/a
Make/Model/Cost of audio card : Packard Bell MMP16P
(aka Reveal Sound Galaxy Pro)
Make/Model/Cost of camera : n/a
Make/Model/Cost of microphone : n/a
Version of CU-SeeMe used : W34b4
Name/Version of TCP/IP Driver : IBM OS/2 TCP/IP V2 (also Trumpet)
Type of Internet connection : SLIP dialup 14.4kbps

*Astroman* · 06-28-2007, 05:30 PM

My first was a C64 as well, grandmother bought it new and gave it to my brother and I with something like 40+ games on cartridge and (cassette) tape. The old antenna switch was hard to get working right, and we had it for about a year before we figured out how to use the cartridge games. After I got my Mac Classic (my first "real" computer") my mom said the C64 was my brothers. He left it outside in a box so my Mom threw it and all the games away. I ended up getting another 64 a couple years back but ended up donating it to Goodwill because it didn't have any games. My Mac classic was won during a summer reading contest between 3rd & 4th grade. I liked it a lot because it was the same computer that my schools had (hence lots & lots of games on floppies). My parents even upgraded the memory to a whopping 4mb of RAM so I could run Aldus Pagemaker 1.0. My first PC was a 286 (free) then I bought a 486 compaq server, then after that I built my first AMD system and have been hooked on PCs ever since. I broke the hell out of my classic trying to open it, while the PC manage to satisfy my need to tinker. I use a mac mini core duo (need both platforms) at work and love the small size.

06-28-2007, 10:08 AM	#19
ceres Club Baby Seals Drives: Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 206	If I could get it with my T-mobile prepaid, I would. __________________

06-28-2007, 11:11 AM	#21
kurokoma-kun Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: my own little world Posts: 1,256	I too am a long-time Apple addict, and have been drooling over the iPhone for months too! But I have been bitten often enough by being the "early adopter" that I now tend to wait at least until the bugs are shaken out. But Bailout has a great point: having to accept AT+T for a service provider! OMG, their logo does not look like the Deathstar for nothing. Evil. Empire. They have already taken over my Cingular service. I cannot believe they are going to be allowed to establish ANOTHER telecommunications monopoly. WTF was the point of breaking up Ma Bell at vast public expense about 30 years ago? __________________ my yaris, kurokoma-kun

06-28-2007, 02:53 PM	#28
Nutzoids View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 938	I can't talk about this here... I have been a fan of Apple since the late 80s! Steve Jobs is my HERO... and as far as Business Practices go... No one can even stand in this man shadow! Now if you are talking about Apple from 1993-1997 when Steve Jobs was NOT the CEO then your right it was a much different story... You know it took Jobs almost 4 years to correct the problems that Spindler and Amelio caused to Apple... Either way... Why won't anyone do an Apples-to-Apples (Pun Intended) comparison to the Trio? Scared? Also the 3G system in my area is only a 25 mile radius... that ends 1 mile away from my house... So why make it 3G, when 3G will make it more expensive, for something most people will never use... then it will be a WAIST OF MONEY! The worst part about the iPhone is AT&T... and lets not forget Apple wanted to go with Verizon... But Verizon said no... Most of the worst reviews are from them! __________________ *Philosophy of life... Brought to you by... "Nutzoids" Nutzoids... Where Punk rock is less about Image, and more about the Mind!

06-28-2007, 03:59 PM	#31
death is my gift wacky broadway nightmare View User's Garage Drives: Willow is a '07 Red Yaris LB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: dallas Posts: 621	It does seem pretty sweet but I'm perfectly happy with my Sidekick 3. __________________ "it's always complicated and at some point someone has to draw the line and that is always going to be me. you get down on me for cutting myself off but in the end the slayer is always cut off" Buffy

06-28-2007, 05:20 PM	#35
Nutzoids View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 938	I had a C64, but the first computer I actually baught was a Packard Bell Legend 2000... Yeah baby 486! Computer Model/Name/Speed : 486sx25 (Packard Bell Legend 2000) Operating System (version) : OS/2 Warp V3 (aka OS/2 for Windows) Windows 3.1 running with WinOS2 Make/Model/Cost of video card : n/a Make/Model/Cost of audio card : Packard Bell MMP16P (aka Reveal Sound Galaxy Pro) Make/Model/Cost of camera : n/a Make/Model/Cost of microphone : n/a Version of CU-SeeMe used : W34b4 Name/Version of TCP/IP Driver : IBM OS/2 TCP/IP V2 (also Trumpet) Type of Internet connection : SLIP dialup 14.4kbps __________________ *Philosophy of life... Brought to you by... "Nutzoids" Nutzoids... Where Punk rock is less about Image, and more about the Mind!

06-28-2007, 11:11 AM	#20
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	well i don't even have a cell phone, so i won't be buying this one, but if i were a cell phone user, i wouldn't buy this product for the simple reason that much like an ipod, this product is over-priced and will be lucky to last for two years. obviously, for a lot of people, they will be wanting something new in two years anyway, but for me, i want a product that is quality and will last. apple are the kings of planned obsolescence and it pisses me off.

06-28-2007, 11:19 AM	#22
slvryaris View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Sedan S Join Date: May 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 885	Just seen this article. http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/14081

06-28-2007, 11:20 AM	#23
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Apple has come a LOOOOONG way from the 90's when they were the Ford Festiva of computing. Now they make some of the nicer computers around, and easily the most stable short of Linux. The iPhone looks sweet. Problem is historically phones with touch screens do extremely poorly. Of course, if anyone can make that scheme work, Jobs can!

06-28-2007, 11:27 AM	#24
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	i think people are suckers for apple's uber-cool image, i have to admit they have done a great job at keeping their heads above water competing with pc's and a lot of that has to do with niche marketing, but is this phone worth $500-600?

06-28-2007, 11:34 AM	#25
jamal1984 The Beautification of Car View User's Garage Drives: Toyota Yaris S Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 967	i think we still waiting on Nut review when he got his Iphone, tell us what do you think about it. Since none of us really have a change to play around with it.

06-28-2007, 03:49 PM	#30
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	my first computer was the commodore 64!

06-28-2007, 04:07 PM	#34
stuffy Drives: 06 yaris 5-dr le man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ontario, canada Posts: 699	my dad is the true C=64 nerd, he still writes programs for his baseball stats and whatnot on that machine, he has a cache of C=64 machines and parts.

06-28-2007, 05:30 PM	#36
Astroman Modded Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris, 71 Galaxie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 3,670	My first was a C64 as well, grandmother bought it new and gave it to my brother and I with something like 40+ games on cartridge and (cassette) tape. The old antenna switch was hard to get working right, and we had it for about a year before we figured out how to use the cartridge games. After I got my Mac Classic (my first "real" computer") my mom said the C64 was my brothers. He left it outside in a box so my Mom threw it and all the games away. I ended up getting another 64 a couple years back but ended up donating it to Goodwill because it didn't have any games. My Mac classic was won during a summer reading contest between 3rd & 4th grade. I liked it a lot because it was the same computer that my schools had (hence lots & lots of games on floppies). My parents even upgraded the memory to a whopping 4mb of RAM so I could run Aldus Pagemaker 1.0. My first PC was a 286 (free) then I bought a 486 compaq server, then after that I built my first AMD system and have been hooked on PCs ever since. I broke the hell out of my classic trying to open it, while the PC manage to satisfy my need to tinker. I use a mac mini core duo (need both platforms) at work and love the small size. __________________ Please visit my online store for computer stuff and Official Yarisworld decals!