iPhone for the rich
We've maintained all along that Apple products are only for those who can afford them, and the iPhone once again proves our point.
iPhone hidden costs?
But it took Allen Stern of centernetworks.com to underscore what we've said for years:"Ever wonder what the iPhone will really cost?"
In his article you'll learn it could cost you $1,936 per year just to play in Apple circles. If your credit is not up to snuff, Cingular may even penalize you. But then again, it's an Apple -- if you can't afford to go first class, don't go! (More... )
iPhone and Web 2.0
Then there's all the bitching and moaning about Apple decision to only support applications created with Web 2.0. So, what's the gripe? Web 2 is on the horizon, and the sooner developers move in that direction the better we'll all be.
Web 2.0 applications can look and behave just like the applications built into iPhone. They can seamlessly access iPhone's services. Web 2.0-based applications are far more interactive and responsive -- plus, they can be easily distributed over the Internet. Best of all, they provide secure data access and transactions -- which will squash much of the online crime plaguing users today. So developers will have to muster up -- or stay behind with the other Windows people.
The programming and development community is bummed out. They make a lot of good points though, like the apps don't run when not connected to the net. (?) So your iPhone won't work in probably 50% of the U.S -- and are lost to probably 90% of the world. Well, after all the rich probably don't need the other 50% anyway.
Scott Gilbertson of Wired says:
"..saying that the iPhone is open to outside apps because developers can build web apps for the iPhone’s Safari browser is just plain insulting to the intelligence." (?)
Mossberg got an iPhone
Walter S. Mossberg, The Wall Street Journal’s personal-technology columnist, picked up his review copy of the Apple iPhone last week, sharing his initial impressions of the much-anticipated gadget -- "I don’t know whether I’ll give it a good review or not," he said, "I can already see some things I don’t like about it. I see some other things that I do like a lot about it." (More... )
Watch Steve's presentation...
You can read Apple's official stance in yesterday's announcement, and watch the Keynote Address via Apple's QuickTime site.------------------------------
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