| 1. The iPhone will not support the Adobe Flash Player or Java. The safari browser looks far superior to Pocket IE or Opera, but not supporting Flash is a major drawback. Web developers are aware that 96 percent of internet-enabled desktops support Adobe Flash Player and use this fact to their advantage. With so many developers using Flash, even for simple site navigation, there are going to be a huge number of iPhone incompatible pages on the web.2. You must use Cingular as your wireless provider. A lot of people will be buying out their cell phone contracts to switch to Cingular, the rest of us will just have to wait up to two years for our current contracts to run out.3. You can’t install your own software on the iPhone. Apple wants to control the entire user experience. Unlike many Windows Mobile devices, you are stuck with what Apple gives you. That means no IRC or other instant messaging while you are driving!4. No games! Currently, there are no games on the iPhone to waste your time with while waiting at the doctor’s office or mechanic. You can’t install your own games and Flash web games are out of the question as well (obviously).
5. You can not change the battery yourself. This means increased downtime waiting for a replacement. 6. The iPhone currently does not record video. A decent camera, 8 gigs of space to work with, the QuickTime codec, and no support for moving images? That can’t be right! 7. There is no speed dial. The interface is flashy and looks slick, but finding a contact requires at least three menu selections and scrolling through a long list. Function over form, please. 8. There is no voice dial. That means you will be scrolling through menus while driving instead of keeping your eyes on the road where they belong. Most phones that come free with a phone plan support voice recognition. What was Apple thinking? 9. The iPhone is not ambidextrous. I realize this will only annoy about 8-15% of the gadget using population, but it is still worth mentioning. 10. No Microsoft Word, Excel, or Outlook support. The last I heard, Microsoft Office was available for the Mac, why not offer some support? Enjoy entering 300 contacts with a touch screen. The iPhone may have the best touch screen keyboard ever, but that can’t compete with being able to move all your contact data with the click of a button. Note: the iPhone does support PDF files and there is a slim chance that Google Docs and Spreadsheets may let you edit your office documents in the iPhone's Safari web browser. |
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This is all very true, but I don't care! I'm still getting one!
I bet that by the time iPhone ships, that the new ipod games will work. Even if they don't, i'm getting an iPhone :)
I think the ambidextrous problem will affect everyone who is moving from one smartphone to the iPhone. I have the Motorola Q now, and typing with two thumbs is pretty fast and accurate. I'm going to miss that.
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