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| Re: for those that want to follow the insanity-my paris dream [message #76682 is a reply to message #76679] |
Sun, 03 December 2006 13:02   |
Nappy
Messages: 198
Registered: September 2006
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> We can speculate before the iPhone ships but I'll withhold my final
> judgment until it's available to try.
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> Having said that, my first impression of all three, the iPhone, the
> Treo, the Blackberry, is that they ALL seem too big and clumsy for phones.
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> So far, all I want from my phone is that it be a phone, and that it be
> compact and pocketable. My little fliptop LG does the trick. That it's a
> speakerphone is a bonus.
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> When I want a computer, I want something with a real screen and a
> keyboard I can really type on, that runs my goto productivity
> applications (video, audio, animation, and graphics apps, plus all my
> open source office, web and email apps). Which means for those times
> when I need a computer with me, I take my PowerBook.
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> When I need a camera, I want a real camera, currently a Canon digital SLR.
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> If I can get by with something small that I can type on, I use a Psion
> PDA (like a mini-laptop). Also works as a voice recorder. Cool little
> box but long discontinued.
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> I'm resisting the all-in-one device. What if it fails? That's a lot of
> eggs in one basket. But I can see the appeal of the all-in-one if it
> could really cover what I need. None of them quite do that now. None of
> them.
>
> But for people who have different needs, each of the clunky phones has
> appealing features. And for those people, it's not a matter of koolaid,
> it's a matter of using what works for them. What covers their needs.
> Choice is good.
>
> Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
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> LaMont wrote:
>> James,
>> Once again, you are "drinking the Apple Kool-aid" from Mr Jobs.
>>
>> The Iphone is cool, but not revolutionary. My Treo 700Wx (Windows) is
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| Re: for those that want to follow the insanity-my paris dream [message #76694 is a reply to message #76682] |
Sun, 03 December 2006 20:12 |
LaMont
Messages: 828
Registered: October 2005
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>>Choice is good.
>>
>>Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
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>>LaMont wrote:
>>> James,
>>> Once again, you are "drinking the Apple Kool-aid" from Mr Jobs.
>>>
>>> The Iphone is cool, but not revolutionary. My Treo 700Wx (Windows) is
>just
>>> a s cool and Superior AND is very comaptible with my PC and all MS applications
>>> and other Windows apps.
>>>
>>> www.treo.com
>>>
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>>>
>>> "James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Here the Keynote video demo that explains the iPhone in detail, you
might
>>>> want to watch it. The features, design and user interface are superior.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/j47d52oo/event/
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>>>>
>>>> "LaMont" <jjdpro@ameritech.net> wrote:
>>>>> Very cool..But, I'm still gleaming over my new Treo 700wx.. It like
>having
>>>>> a:
>>>>> MP3player
>>>>> Ms word,
>>>>> Excel,
>>>>> powerpoint,
>>>>> Outlook 2003,
>>>>> Media Player 10
>>>>> Sprint TV
>>>>> Camera
>>>>> Recorder
>>>>> Cool keyboard
>>>>> Very fast Internet connection speeds..
>>>>>
>>>>> This thing is IS like carring around a laptop in my pocket.. :)
>>>>> For Pc user(Windows) is does not get any better than this..
>>>>>
>>>>> LaMont
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Some video highlights:
>>>>>>
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