I can't love a phone either. My computer, on the other hand, is really
what I can put faith in.
--
Devin Prater
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"Jewel" <[email protected]> writes:
> I, also, have an iPhone 5S, and I loathe the horrid thing, and that is * not
> because I have made up my mind to do so. I would love to love it as all the
> blind people that I know
> who have one are rapturous in its praises and tell me: hand on heart: that
> life has never been so good, but believe that statement, I cannot!
> Jewel
>
> From: Richard Turner
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2017 1:37 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything
>
> I used to be the braille and adaptive device instructor at a State Commission
> for the Blind. When I heard about the first accessible iPhone, I started
> paying attention to see if
> they decided to make the iPod Touch accessible as at that time I had no
> interest in a cell phone.
>
> On November 20, 2009, I decided to go to the Apple store to check out the new
> iPod Touch 3rd generation with VoiceOver.
>
> I convinced the store to let me buy one with the understanding that if I
> decided it wasn't right for our clients, or myself, that I could return it
> with no "restocking fees."
>
> Needless to say, I did not return it.
>
> I convinced my manager that we should start teaching clients how to use it
> since it already did more than many other blindness specific products and was
> considerably
> cheaper. I even bought an external GPS receiver/battery pack from Dual
> Electronics and began using the Touch as an accessible GPS device.
>
> Our office now supplies all the staff who have to travel with an iPhone in
> place of the old Blackberries they used to use because of the built-in
> accessibility.
>
> I bought the iPhone 5s for myself when it came out as I finally decided
> having a cell phone was a very good idea plus it meant I had a GPS system
> without a bulky external
> device.
>
> I now do most things on my iPhone and my iPod Touch 6th generation.
>
> Thank you Steve Jobs.
>
> Richard
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Esther Levegnale
> Sent: Thursday, May 4, 2017 6:03 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything
>
> Hi, Everyone!
>
> The iPhone has certainly made a huge difference in my life. My Apple
> experience started back on February 6, 2012, when I walked into the Apple
> Store at the West Farms
> Mall in West Hartford, CT, and bought an iPod Touch. Because I had a very bad
> experience with a touch-screen device before then that was meant for blind
> people, I decided
> to buy an iPod first in order for me to reacquaint myself with a touch
> screen. Well, let me tell you. It didn't take me long to get used to the iPod
> Touch. I was emailing the day
> after I bought the device, and then the following November I took the plunge
> and bought the iPhone 5. The rest is history.
>
> I do almost everything on my phone and I absolutely love it.
>
> It felt wonderful to walk into that Apple Store and buy the same thing that
> everyone else buys rather than spending money to buy only adaptive products
> for the blind.
> Believe me, I'm not knocking these blindness-related devices and, in fact,
> they are wonderful too, but it was so wonderful when I heard VoiceOver speak
> for the first time in
> the store when the salesperson activated it for me.
>
> Anyway, that's my story about my Apple experience. I also switched from a
> Dell computer over to an Apple MacBook Air.
>
> Take care everyone!
>
> Esther Levegnale
>
> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 7+!
>
> On May 4, 2017, at 8:38 AM, Bill Gallik <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> In 2007 I purchased a Trekker/Maestro for $2,000 among other assistive
> technology devices (i.e., Note Reader II, etc.). At that time I composed an
> e-mail to one of the
> various blindness-oriented e-mail lists suggesting how nice it would be if a
> single device could support all the various aspects of assistive technology.
> Little did I know
> that such a device was being initially released by Apple - the iPhone. I
> wished I had that $2000 and waited for what coming; it is truly amazing and
> definitely life
> changing!
>
> ****************
>
> - Bill
>
> - "Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis."
> - Translation: to "The damned and accursed are consigned to the flames of
> hell."
> - Mozart's Requiem, "Confutatis Maledictis"
>
> On May 3, 2017, at 1:28 AM, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> CNET: 10 ways the iPhone changed everything
>
> Ten years ago, Nokia was the world's largest phone maker. Microsoft was
> gearing up to launch Windows Vista. And the best new products at CES
> included a wireless TV and an MP3 player that streamed internet radio.
>
> Then, on Jan. 9, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled a device that went on
> to change the world -- a $499 iPhone that came with 4GB of storage. It was a
> mobile phone, a music player and an Internet device.
>
> "iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years
> ahead of any other mobile phone," Jobs said at the time.
>
> Since then, Apple has sold more than 1.2 billion iPhones and has become the
> most profitable public company in the world. Copycat phones from companies
> like Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Xiaomi proliferated across the globe, and
> now even people in places without steady electricity have smartphones.
>
> "It's difficult to understate [the iPhone's] impact," Reticle Research
> analyst Ross Rubin said. "The ripples it has created affect wide swaths of
> our lives."
>
> Here are some ways the iPhone has changed the way we live:
> 1. We're always on
>
> It used to be you'd fire up your computer, wait for your Wi-Fi to connect
> (or your dialup connection, if we're going wayyy back) and open Internet
> Explorer, Safari or some other web browser. Now you're connected to the
> internet all the time. If you're not on Wi-Fi, you're linked through your
> cellular network.
>
> It's not just inescapable connectivity that the iPhone helped bring about.
> It's also how we actually access the internet. The iPhone made mobile web
> browsing useful for the first time. Every other mobile web browser before
> that was painful, in the words of CNET's Kent German. Soon came a flood of
> apps, which removed the need to open a web browser at all.
>
> 2. Tablets, watches and headphones, oh my
>
> Multiple devices are either tied to the iPhone or exist because the phone
> was created. There's the iPad, essentially a larger iPhone you use at home.
> And there's the Apple Watch, which is tethered to the iPhone.
>
> Then there are all the accessories spurred by the popularity of the iPhone,
> like phone cases; Bluetooth speakers and headphones; and charging docks. ABI
> Research estimates that revenue in the global mobile accessories market will
> top $110 billion in 2021.
>
> "Given users' attachment to their smartphones and their wants and needs to
> personalize and protect them, the aftermarket mobile accessories market is
> showing no signs of slowing down," ABI analyst Marina Lu said.
>
> 3. The key to happiness
>
> You may not remember this now, but Apple's first iPhone didn't have such a
> thing as third-party apps or the App Store. That changed in July 2008, when
> Apple introduced the iPhone 3G and its iPhone 2.0 software.
>
> The App Store is what made the iPhone a must-have device. There are now more
> than 2 million apps in the App Store, with essentially every company making
> one or more apps. And the iPhone and App Store have spawned industries that
> couldn't exist without smartphones. There'd be no Uber or Lyft to shuttle us
> from place to place, for instance, or Instagram or Snapchat for sharing our
> photos.
>
> 4. Everyone's a shutterbug
>
> Sure, we had cameras on our phones before the iPhone. But the Apple gadget's
> combination of easy internet access and apps like Instagram inspired
> people's inner photographer.
>
> As a result, lugging around an actual camera became redundant.
>
> "We as a species take more pictures than we ever had in the past by an order
> of magnitude," Current Analysis analyst Avi Greengart said.
>
> 5. Livin' live
>
> The phone's camera also means you have a portable camcorder (remember
> those?) at your fingertips. And on top of that, the phone's connection lets
> you broadcast video immediately. That could mean talking to your family
> members on the other side of the country or shooting a cat video for
> YouTube. Or, thanks to services like Facebook Live or Periscope, the
> technology can be used for filming police brutality or instantly reporting
> something you've seen.
>
> On the flip side, having these smart devices on us at all times lets law
> enforcement and corporations (like the makers of those apps on your phone)
> track us. Apple has taken a strong stance on privacy, but security remains a
> big concern for users.
>
> 6. Putting the digits in digital
>
> Touchscreens once were rare. Now babies are swiping at TVs and wondering why
> the screen doesn't change. Interactive screens are in virtually everything,
> even refrigerators. When Jobs introduced the iPhone, he said, "We are all
> born with the ultimate pointing device -- our fingers -- and iPhone uses
> them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse."
>
> He was more right than he could imagine. The appeal of a touchscreen phone
> forced Microsoft to embrace touch in its software and get its hardware
> partners to make touchscreen phones, tablets and computers.
>
> It's almost surprising to see a device today without a touchscreen (though
> Apple maintains it won't be putting touchscreens in its Mac computers).
>
> 7. You are here
>
> The introduction of mapping on the iPhone meant you no longer had to feel
> like an embarrassed tourist in a new city, clutching a giant paper map on
> the street corner. Google Maps and Apple Maps are two of the most-used apps
> on the iPhone, and they've steadily added features over the years, like
> public transit directions.
>
> The first iPhone had only 4GB of storage.
>
> 8. Gaming goes to the next level
>
> The iPhone reinvented the idea of mobile gaming. Apps like Angry Birds, that
> anyone could play using their fingers on the touchscreen, became hugely
> popular, and payment models changed. Many games are now free to play --
> instead of charging a sales price, developers came up with the idea of
> in-app purchases, which let you pay for new levels and features as you go.
>
> Seven of the top 10 grossing iPhone apps are games, like Pokemon Go,
> according to market tracker App Annie.
>
> 9. Cash ain't king
>
> Apple wasn't the first company to talk about mobile payments, but it did
> make even your grandma aware of the technology, which lets you use your
> phone to purchase things. Goodbye, cash. Hello, iPhone. The iPhone's Wallet
> app also can store retail coupons, reward cards, and passes for flights and
> movies, all in one place.
>
> Cash isn't dead yet -- there still are many places that don't take mobile
> payments -- but using your phone at the checkout stand is more common than
> ever.
>
> 10. But wait -- there's more
>
> There's no way to sum up all that the iPhone did in just 10 points. So
> here's a grab bag of additional stuff.
>
> Apple basically killed Adobe Flash on mobile devices and made endless
> scrolling a very good thing. You never have to carry a calculator or
> flashlight anymore, and visual voicemail lets you easily skip forward in a
> meandering message. Podcasts mean you don't have to listen to the radio in
> real time -- and they give you new options, such as the hit show "Serial."
>
> Social media has also shifted heavily to mobile devices from desktop
> computers, letting people feel connected to friends at all times. Facebook
> said that in its most recent quarter, roughly 84 percent of its $6.82
> billion in ad revenue came from mobile ads.
>
> At the same time, the iPhone has been linked to the rise in
> attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and short attention spans in kids.
> Governments use mobile devices to spy on their citizens, and consumers give
> up a lot of personal information in exchange for services like Uber rides.
>
> But even with the negatives, don't try to take someone's iPhone away.
>
> Original Article at:
> https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-iphone-ipad-q2-2017-earnings-revenue/
>
> Mark
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