Hi,
I love the iPhone, but I have to disagree. I
think both points have some merit. The iPhone is
not for everyone..
1. Multitasking is a short coming. It's like
the Finder compared to the Multi-Finder in the
Mac Plus days. Some technologies, ssh and irc
come to mind, will not work well on the iPhone.
We use a custom irc server to do real time IT
troubleshooting across our applications, and I
cannot keep my irc session alive while I use
Safari. This is not the case on other phone
platforms and is a valid argument. You can't say
that remembering your preferences and place in an
application is the same as background processing.
2. Although you may have memorized the keypad,
it's not reasonable to assume everyone will or
can. Which has a faster learning curve? The
touch screen layout or the standard keypad? I
say this only because part of the usefulness of a
device lies not with the expert user, but with
the casual user. Personally, most of my numbers
are direct dials, so I don't have the memory for
the keypad due to lack of practice and everyday
use, but when I do need it, I struggle and yes, a
tactile keypad would be easier.. That said, I am
surviving.
Finally, one more con on the iPhone is the
battery. I can imagine several use cases where a
spare battery that's not an add on power pack
would be required for some users. The iPhone is
designed for a certain work flow. certain
patterns it is not good for. I understood these
before I bought it, but don't dismiss them as the
Almighty iPhone is God, cause it's not.
That said, I suggest the iPhone to everyone I
see. Although I warn my colleagues about the
background and battery since I know that's an
issue based on their work.
--Scott
address these comments. See my responses inline.
On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:55 PM, william lomas wrote:
1. i can multi task on a symbian phone i can not on the iphone
2. the thought of having to keep closing
application x to use application y will be
frustrating for symbian users, since i can have
the web and an sms window open at same time
These are one thought broken into two points, so
I will address them as one. This is not a fair
assessment, or even an accurate one. While the iPhone does not technically
perform multi-tasking, it proides the same functionality. You can quickly
switch between apps on the iPhone, and iPhone apps are designed to remember
where they were when you left them.
The upshot of this is, therefore, that you get
the illusion of multi-tasking with all its
benefits, without the performance hit. This
argument is a flawed one, that is based on a
misunderstanding of the iPhone and its operation.
3. Using speech on a call on a symbian phone is
in my view easier since if one dials numbers for
an automated system, it is easier I think in my
view, to type the number on a keypad, rather than
having to mess around finding it on a dial pad etc
The buttons on the iPhone's keypad are large and
do not move around. I do not search for them
anymore. It's a different experience, and it
takes a small amount of practice. However, it is
no harder or easier, once you have learned to use
it properly, than a physical keypad.
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