Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Off-topic: If only the iPhone iWorked

OK, so I wasn't one of the Apple fanboys who stayed up all night and camped out in line for an iPhone on 7/11 (does anyone else notice the similarity to 9/11?) but I did get one within the first three weeks of release. I've been a heavy Windows CE, then Pocket PC, then Windows Mobile user for years but the App Store and the improved browsing experience won me over.



On the other hand, how can the fanboys attack Microsoft for poorly tested releases after this? Bill Gates should owe Steve Jobs a beer, or a country or something in exchange for the 2.0 operating system release. Major annoyances experienced so far:

  1. Accelerometer fails to recognize movement (only for native iPhone apps) and requires a phone reset.
  2. Mail app; don't get me started on this one! Let's just say that it doesn't work and leave it at that. There are over 1000 comments in the Apple support forums on this if you want details.
  3. WiFi; good luck maintaining a consistent connection.
  4. The darned thing is just, well... crashy!
Don't get me wrong, I love my iPhone and hardly ever turn on my home PC any more, but to claim superiority the way that Apple does is just absurd.

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