hi; I agree with the bottom message, and i personally don't have an iphone yet, but the thing i like with this, is the games. It's just, wow, there's games, for the iphone? Nice. mike On Jul 13, 2009, at 11:58 AM, Larry Wanger wrote:
> For me it’s a couple of things. The phone and how you do things is > just more intuitive. It just makes sense. Its hard to explain this > until you try it. Second, it’s the apps. Apple warned us that we may > not have ready access to significant numbers of apps because the > accessibility standards were new. But, I think I speak for many > people when I say that I’ve been blown away at what does work. With > just a few finger flicks I can check out reviews and info on the > latest movies, get the weather, find a new place to dine, read the > news, check my email, maybe listen to some tunes, and manage my > calendar and an endless list of things. I’m sorry, surfing the web > was terrible on my Blackjack. I had to turn a wheel, click buttons > and all sorts of things and even still did not have the easy > navigation on the net like I do on the iPhone. The tight integration > with the Mac is great too. Bottom line, its comfortable, easy to use > and there are apps out there that enable me to access almost anything. > > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Damon Fibraio > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 12:22 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Article Slamming the iPhone > > OK. I understand what you are saying. But is there anything about > the I-phone beyond that? I mean, featurewise or functionality. I am > replying to somebody who said they get more from the i-phone than > they get from their windows mobile phone and I am curious to know > why. What is different? I mean, I have been on the net with my > blackjack 2. Why is the i-phone better and easier? What else does > the i-phone do besides make calls and get on the net, for example? > This goes beyond the fact that voice over is built in and it saves > money. I got that part. I just hear that people are finding this > more powerful than a windows smart phone and I am curious to know how. > > -- > Damon Fibraio > screen names -- aol: dfibraio...msn dfibr...@comcast.net. skype: > dfibraio > Find me on facebook as Damon fibraio or twitter as dfibraio > personal music site: http://www.keyboardguy.com. > Band web sites: THD, http://www.thdband.com. Days Before Tomorrow, > http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 3:11 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Well let me put it into perspective from my point of view. When it > comes right down to it, cost, cost, and cost. All the adaptive > solutions you mention cost lots of money. I'm by no means unable to > afford the adaptive solutions, but I also realize that the adaptive > market is small and the cost will be considerably more do to the > limited market. However, why should I pay oh, maybe $150 for the > phone, $300 or so for the screen reader, and then another $895 for > the GPS solution. So, now I have invested $1,345 into a phone that > will get me around and generally offer me fairly accessible benefits > to some apps. Where now with the iPhone I can spend $199 or $299 and > get great access to pretty much anything I need, tight integration > with my Mac without needing a third-party app that I would likely > have to pay for, and a future of other capabilities that will not > cost me nearly as much. So, really in my opinion I'd rather spend > the money on other things and really to be honest, it always will > come down to what works for you and fits within your budget. If you > are happy with the setup you have, then that is great and I am > pleased for you. However, the other thing here is choice and that is > probably a close second in my book. Having choice is great and yes, > it is also great that I can just go to the Apple store and buy the > phone if I choose to do so and be up and running right away. I don't > have to unregister and reregister a phone etc. Now of course don't > take my message as picking on you or any of the developers of the > software, I'm merely answering your question with my opinion. > Again , hey what works for you is all that matters in the end and > you are happy with your choice because you are the one using it, not > me. :) > On Jul 13, 2009, at 2:49 PM, Damon Fibraio wrote: > > > OK, consider me a newbie. I have a Samsung blackjack 2 windows > mobile smart phone with mobile speak and was planning on purchasing > mobile geo. I keep hearing everybody going absolutely crazy over > access to the I-phone. Can somebody tell me why this is so great? I > don’t really understand the hype. I do understand we get access > right out of the box with voice over. I do understand that once you > get used to the touch screen and the VO gestures and whatnot that > this is really great access, according to what everybody is saying. > But, why is the I-phone so great? Does it do GPS comparable to > mobile Geo or wayfinder? What does this phone do that is making > everybody turn inside out? I’d love to understand this, so any help > you can provide would be great. I have AT&T and probably could > switch if I wanted to, but I just don’t understand why this phone is > the second coming. > > -- > Damon Fibraio > screen names -- aol: dfibraio...msn dfibr...@comcast.net. skype: > dfibraio > Find me on facebook as Damon fibraio or twitter as dfibraio > personal music site: http://www.keyboardguy.com. > Band web sites: THD, http://www.thdband.com. Days Before Tomorrow, > http://www.daysbeforetomorrow.com > > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > ] On Behalf Of Scott Howell > Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 1:37 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Article Slamming the iPhone > > Hey Josh, I think the same question can be asked of those users who > first laid hands on one of those touch-screen PDAs, but I guess some > of those or most had keyboards. However, then we can take this same > logic to any new interface. For example, those who remember the days > of switching from DOS to Windows or who used the Linux command line > and then moved to Gnome etc. Ah how the debate rages, but alas this > to shall pass. I myself can't wait to get an iPhone and I can > already see all the advantages it will offer over the windows mobile > device I am using currently and don't much care for. > On Jul 13, 2009, at 1:18 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > > > > > What I'd like to ask all these folks saying the iPhone is so > inefficient is: How efficient were you three weeks after the first > time you ever touched a QWERTY keyboard? It's a whole new model for > human interface interaction. After three weeks, I have no problems > just touching the battery status, or really much of anything else. > Things are not hard to find. They do not move around, and the flick > method of navigation is great when you are having trouble with a > brand-new and unfamiliar screen. > > Sitting with an iPhone for an hour and then declaring it slow, > inefficient, and difficult to navigate is just silly. :) The ever > growing number of VI iPhone users will tell you the same. Sure, it > takes time to be comfortable. 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