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iPhone Reality Sinking In- or Not?

January 10, 2007 |

Engadget today writes that the iPhone is not a smartphone because it can not be extended.

Now here is one questions I have? Where does that information come from? I would think that by allowing widgets on the phone, maybe synced from iTunes, developers could develop lots and lots of great stuff for it. I am sure Apple doesn’t let it run on OS X just to show us the weather. But anyway, where does that info come from?

From Engadget:

And the reality slowly sets in about what the iPhone
is and is not. Noted analyst and Engadget pal Michael Gartenberg stated
that the iPhone is first party software ONLY — i.e. not a smartphone
by conventional terms, being that a smartphone is a platform device
that allows software to be installed. That means hungry power-users –
you know, those people ready and willing to plunk down $600 for an 8GB
musicphone — won’t be able to extend the functionality of their phone
any more than Apple (but thankfully not Cingular) dictates. Other
unfortunate realities about the device:

  • No 3G. We know you know, but still, it hurts man.
  • No over the air iTunes Store downloads or WiFi syncing to your host machine.
  • No expandable memory.
  • No removable battery.
  • No Exchange or Office support.

I would think that none of the above matters to consumers, but only time will tell. The phone isn’t even ready yet, so lets hold out for a bit here and wait until we get a final confirmation on what it can and can’t do.

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