Hi Nick, I wanted to respond to your points: re: the existence of other smart phones with GPS or LBS. Yup, they exist and I'm glad they do. The iPhone is more than a smartphone, it is a converged phone where "music" or "audio" is 1/3 of the triumvirate. W/o it, it ain't an iPhone, b/c the iPhone (some might argue) is first and foremost an extension of the iPod series of devices. So if you don't need audio, it is probably a huge reason to NOT get an iPhone.
the camera. Forget the 82, I know people using Nokia N95's who won't get an iPhone due to the "poor" camera. So if that is your issue, then heck, the iPhone wouldn't be for you. tactile. I took this issue on with @whitneyhess on her blog a bit ago. All I have to say is, that tactile is "good" but not better. The dynamic extension of the screen the ability to toggle orientation of that screen b/c it is disconnected from the existence of a physical keyboard, creates a whole collection of functional and aesthetic design issues that CAN negate the powerful necessity of a physical keyboard. It is one of many, many tradeoffs that are made in all phone designs (battery:screen, battery:width, battery:weight, digitizer type:ruggedness, digitizer type:stylus/glove). In the end, Greg asked people who CHOSE the iphone to say what they are doing. There is no doubt there in any consumer market there will never be a single device that meets the needs or desires of every user. I would say that the biggest study/article I saw that tells me that there is something "different" here about the iPhone is the extreme difference in web surfing use (not capability) between iPhone users and other surfing enabled devices including S60, WiMo and Blackberry (all have or can be upgraded with "good" browsers). There is just something about the total User experience (part of that is the direct manipulation of a NUI) that encourages people to want to use it. 1 reason my battery power is lower now than on my Treo is that I'm USING the iPhone more. My screen-on time is so much more than my previous iPhone. I would like to add 1 item to my list, Greg. I am sending more photos to twitter, facebook & flickr directly from my phone now. I'm using Twitxr which is email based, but there is something about the quality of the images the integration with email and the instant ability to see results on teh web browser or through installed apps that makes it more engaging. --dave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31985 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
