Hey, As I'm eventually looking into getting an iPhone (by which I mean next year when things may change once again) I'm glad to hear some of it's shortcomings. (everything has shortcomings) Out of curiosity: how has battery life been for voiceover users? I read that it you can get 8 hours of continuous music-listening and something like 7 for web browsing. Are these figures lowered because the device is speaking nigh-constantly? I've already read about the speaker "problem" - that where the speaker activates as soon as you move the iPhone out of ear-proximity. Anything else people haven't been so pleased with? I'm only trying to be negative because I've heard a lot about what the iPhone does well, and when I tried it out for the few minutes last weekend I did like it, but I'm interested in it's cons like I would be with *any* device.
On 7/14/09, Scott Bresnahan <b...@apple2.com> wrote: > > 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. > > Josh de Lioncourt > Šmy other mail provider is an owlŠ > > > Twitter: <http://twitter.com/Lioncourt>http://twitter.com/Lioncourt > Music: <http://stage19music.com>http://stage19music.com > Mac-cessibility: <http://www.Lioncourt.com>http://www.Lioncourt.com > Blog: > <http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com>http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com > GoodReads: <http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt>http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt > > > > > > -- > --Scott > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
