Indeed, the iPhone damn impressive & shiny but a bit rough to justify. I remember thinking "If they'd just let people write apps for it, this thing could be absolutely amazing..." but even then, it it was apparent iPhone wasn't just a phone. When Apple announced the App Store, I dumped my Verizon contract shortly after and picked up an iPhone 3G.
Often, I'd be willing to bet that the naysayers never used first hand an iPhone. I don't think I've ever been more awed by a single piece of technology. Not even my first laptop, a G3 500 MHz PowerBook in 1999 that had an AGP ATI Rage 128 Mobility, Firewire and a DVD Drive left me that blown away. Everything about the iPhone 3G was amazing, with most intuitive user interface for something so foreign. It immediately changed the way viewed information, my friends would joke "Ask the godpod!"
It was one of those things that despite the absolutely absurd amount of press coverage and hype, was justified and even then it might have been short.
Often, I'd be willing to bet that the naysayers never used first hand an iPhone. I don't think I've ever been more awed by a single piece of technology. Not even my first laptop, a G3 500 MHz PowerBook in 1999 that had an AGP ATI Rage 128 Mobility, Firewire and a DVD Drive left me that blown away. Everything about the iPhone 3G was amazing, with most intuitive user interface for something so foreign. It immediately changed the way viewed information, my friends would joke "Ask the godpod!"
It was one of those things that despite the absolutely absurd amount of press coverage and hype, was justified and even then it might have been short.