Many of you have heard that Apple will be releasing its first mobile phone sometime in June.
Do you think this is a good idea or do you believe apple should stick to the computer / music segments of the market?
Printable View
Many of you have heard that Apple will be releasing its first mobile phone sometime in June.
Do you think this is a good idea or do you believe apple should stick to the computer / music segments of the market?
stick to the computer & music side of the market imo.
Terrible.
Overpriced and ugly.
Say hello to iWorld. I don't mind the phone but I think they should stick to what they know.
The IPhone looks horribe and is overpriced
I don't understand the question. iPhone - Good idea? You can't say it is a bad idea, yet you cannot say it is a good idea? Strange debate, so I will just talk about why I think it is a bad idea:
1. Hardly a phone. A PDA Mp3 Player with a phone maybe.
2. Apple are just trying to turn into a huge conglomerate (business that does everything I think). I don't want them to become more arrogant and believe they're the best.
Yeah true. They are trying to do all sorts of things which they can't manage (imo).Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
They are also pricing their products a bit too high for their target market (which I am guessing is young adults / teenagers).
Its a great idea if;
It obviously works
Its easily adaptable
And it makes money.
Roll in iWorld.
What tarrif will they be on?
iMobile ?
Yeh, it's Nice (I think)
But Apple just took it a little to Far- They should of kept to computers-Music
I like it and I'd buy it. I think we're about to enter an age where apple do rule the whole market. They'll be branching out to televisions, cable tv (like sky) etc I think.
I liked the look of the iPhone and iWould definatly buy it!
I like the fully touch screen theme, but my mobile has built in itunes, so it basically has a built in ipod anyway..
You got Moto Rokr? Because mines got itunes too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Foxmoth
Good idea I belive you say stick at what theyre good at well theyre good at pcs and its like a pda so its practically a mini pc and ipod combined.
i think it's a great idea, instead of carrying an ipod and phone. i don't see why people are saying it's bad and that they should stick to music and pc's? you can hardly say it's going to be a rubbish phone because they've never made a phone before. i do agree it's to over priced at like £400ish is it going to be? but every company in the world is expanding and coming up with ideas i don't see whats wrong with it
how much is it going to be?
& it's a good idea. (imo).
I Agree They Taken It To Far, But Maybe They Feel It Will Be A Way To Get More Money...
Priced at £200-400 approx.
America gets it in June, we have to wait till Oct-Dec < In time for Xmas tho.
technology just keeps on advancing. This is the best idea theyve came up with yet. Bravo to them
I personally think its a great idea. Lets face it, most people have a ipod, and Macs have become extreamly popular, therefore Apple need to come up with a new product before they go into decline.
Yup, it is quite high priced if it comes in at £400, but if its in the £200 price range, I think that is quite resonable for all of its features. May possibley end up on my Xmas list for 07, never know!
apple.com/iphone
I think that is sexy
Hello?
Why the hell would it be a bad idea, if anyone's going to make a phone for the future then it's going to be Apple. They've practically conquered the music market now it looks like they're planning take over the phone industry and I have nothing against it
no debate neccessary. if it wasn't a good idea then there wouldn't be so many potential buyers or media acclaim.
I think it's a good idea ;) £200 is reasonable for a phone I think. I payed £250 for my K800i (:$) I may consider getting one ;}
£200-£250 for a phone with 4gb memory INBUILT is very good value. most new phones nowadays are about that price, but don't have half the features and normally only about 100mb inbuilt memory at the most, forcing you to fork out £50 ish for a memory stick.
its price is $499 for a 4gb, which is about £250-300
and $599 for a 8gb, which is abouut £300-350
I've seen some possible pictures of what it may look like and I like it. I may buy one but I'd have to find out what the other features are first.
they plan to instead of realeasing a new generation of the phone every time they designed it bigger due to the fact they will just upgrade the firmware on the phone itself
i dont care tbh.
too expensive so i wont get one so apple can do what they want.
Looks really cool I like them
Bad idea, there thinking to far ahead
Shameful imo. They overcharge for ipods, and i would never even consider buying one of their products after the scandal that was uncovered. However, most markets nowadays are conquered by the over-priced, un-designed junk that people try to use as a status symbol. Point of a £300 phone? To beat the jones's thats it, id rather spend £100 or less, get it decent and then spend the rest on good times, or save it for my car (YAY!). Apple as a company are struggling, even with iPod, the mac isnt making enough so theyre trying to expand, which is understandable but pointless. They should just advertise iPod and iMac more, lower the prices, or build them in bigger bulk to lower prices. Its not as bad as windows terrible attempt at a phone/mp3, but it isnt far off. Nokia, siemens and whoever else are decent,, samsung, will catch on, undercut them on price and woohoo > another billion wasted.
No they arent theyre doing much better than they were. I want appleTv too lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pitch
yahhh, my contract is up in may.
I think they should.
We know its going to look cool which is half the battle there.
And with Apple's high quality we know its going to be good.
High quality? I wouldn't say so. Take these 3 companies, Creative, Apple and Sony. Guess which had the highest sound quality? Sony. The Sony MP3 player has better sound quality than both. Creative comes second and iPod last. The Apple iPods sound quality is best described as tinny at best.
The Mac isn't high quality, high quality would be using an open system OS, but they refuse to because it is obvious it would be filled with bugs.
The only thing high quality is their over inflated ego and arrogance.
I can just see the iPhone being just another "Apple Brand," not something to revolutionise communications. It is an iPod with a phone built in.
They're expanding their market way too fast. You cant go from computers to music to phones in a span of 6 years.
If it works (big if), itll be decent. It probably will be an accident waiting to happen, but it'll be decent. But I dont really see the point. Why combine 2 products that dont need combining? iPods are small, phones are small, you can easily fit them both in your pocket.
if they want to stand in todays market, they need to think bigger than anyone else. thats all there doing, so dont put them down
Bigger doesnt mean more. It means something better. Quality is greater than quantity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Papershop
I think the iPhone is going to be like the PS3, an item that's a miss and over-priced, but everyone will want one because they're extremely hard to get.
As for the iPhone being a success, I can see that happening, I'm not sure about the quality of it, but i'm sure it'll be a success.
OS X is high quality because it is made as user friendly as possible. Macs are high quality. Look at the Mac Pro. You cant say that that is one heck of a computer.Quote:
Originally Posted by GommeInc
Apple hardwear tends to be high quality and more expensive because of that.
Why not combine 2 products that could be combined. In the future all phones will have music on them. Who wants to have 2 different devices in a pocket if they only need one. The music pauses when you receive a phone call.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedStratocas
That is why one really good iPhone is better then a normal phone and iPod.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedStratocas
My ideas.
I was looking foward to this phone but when I saw that it was only for cingular I knew I couldnt get it.
I am probably going to get like a chocolate which is a fine phone and I can use it untill the iPhone goes rev B without bugs and is with Verizon or unlocked.