I think my argument for feel vs. features has been thoroughly supported over the last few years of iPhone success. Not just success in the the U.S. market, where many said the iPhone would fail because it lacked features other phones had, but even in more extreme environments like Japan where the iPhone is way behind other phones…
Feel > Features: Why the iPhone Dominates Devices That Do Far More
I made a prediction a couple months before the original iPhone came out that features would not be the deciding factor in whether or not the device was successful. I also refined that argument here. I think time has shown me to be right on this one. Here’s what I wrote in May of 2007: My point, which…
What Kind of Internet Speeds to Expect From Your iPhone 3G
I’ve been wondering what kind of speeds I should expect on my new iPhone 3G when I get it Friday. So I did some research and here’s what I came up with. Short Answer: Fast HSPA (AT&T’s 3G) currently has a theoretical maximum of around out at 14 Megabit/sec, but it looks like the “observed maximum” for the…
Google Phone vs. iPhone
Google is releasing a phone soon (possibly Q1 2008). It’s going to run on HTC hardware. It’s going to be sick. This we know. Google vs. Apple. I don’t see anyone else in this game right now. Everyone else will be trying to catch up via imitation. A few points/predictions: The overall web service integration (Google services, obviously)…
iPhone vs. Blackberry
iPhones don’t seem to be as durable as Blackberrys. At least that was my experience. I dropped my iPhone a couple of times last week and a few of the home screen buttons stopped responding to touch when you hit them a certain way. It still worked fine, but it was “flawed”. So yesterday after work I drove…
6 Steps To Getting The Most From Your iPhone Battery
I’ve had my iPhone since launch and days one and two were very worrisome for me in terms of battery performance. The first day I only made it to around 5pm before my charge was gone (starting at 8am). The second day I made it to around 10pm. But now — a few charges later — my battery…
The Aesthetics vs. Features iPhone Debate
Ok, there are two basic arguments here. I’ll summarize them below: Features Rule Everything (Anti-iPhone) Look, it doesn’t matter how cool people think the graphics or effects look on the iPhone. The fact is that there are phones that do everything the iPhone does, plus a lot more, and don’t cost nearly as much. As much as Apple…
Initial Thoughts on the iPhone
I was in line at 9:00a.m. in the morning on launch day. At 6p.m. I was 5th into the store and first to leave with one, and my device was online by 6:35p.m. The wait was worth something as an experience in and of itself; I met some cool people and had a good time. As it turns…
Why Apple Didn’t Release An iPhone SDK
The short answer is that not all developers are created equal, and Apple is all about risk management; with the desktop, for example, they don’t let just anyone run OS X because they want their OS to work well wherever it runs. If you could cram it onto anything and force drivers into it, the experience would deteriorate…
Why iPhone Will Succeed: My Argument In Letter Form
Let me try and summarize my position: Your main point seems to be that Apple is making a major mistake by not building a device that surpasses (or even competes with) existing phones in the realm of functionality. You feel the market is about, more than anything else, features, and that if you don’t have a lot of…
The iPhone Will Dominate, But Not Because Of Features/Functionality
So the iPhone is getting ready to come out in June and I’m hearing a lot of press about how this phone or that phone is better than it already, and that it’s too late for it to make a splash. I disagree. People keep talking about features, and I think they are missing the point. Sure, there…
Rolex: It’s Not What You Think
Since getting my watch I’ve received some pretty interesting reactions from people. The biggest misconception people seem to have about Rolex is that any Rolex is better than any non-Rolex. Or to put it another way, they simply think that Rolex is the “top of the line”, “best of the best”, most expensive, etc, etc. This is simply…