Apple iPhone

[madali]

Its a stupid comment.

You cant excuse a product, by saying that it will eventually have everything? Sure, the initial iPOD doesnt compare to the current one, but thats true with every product. Get out your ancient, black and white Nokia, with the old snake game, and see how it compares to todays.

The difference with the mp3 player, was that if the old ipod didnt have many features and was clunky, the users forgave it, because no other mp3 player on the market WAS BETTER.

That is not true with the iphone.

[theoddball]

"I reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possession!"

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"I reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possession!"

I like that quote, but seriously, guys, owning the iPhone -- as opposed any pleasurable product, say, an SUV -- should hardly invoke anti-narcissism battle cries.

[sulphurhead]

tyler durden has spoken

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It stopped being cool to quote Tyler Durden a while ago!

[theoddball]

It NEVER gets old to quote Tyler Durden.

[shariqq]

I agree with Odd.

Just today, I said to a colleague "Self-Improvement is Masturbation".

[madali]

Tried the Iphone today.

My reaction: eh.

[kaytee]

Tried the Iphone today.

My reaction: eh.

Where did u try it?

[sulphurhead]

I agree with Odd.

Just today, I said to a colleague "Self-Improvement is Masturbation".

for some reason i remembered your quote and was thinking about it. there's a slight correction shreq -

"self-gratification is masturbation"

but then thats my version of it. Anyways, in Tyler we trust.

[madali]

One of my colleagues had pre-ordered a few, got it unlocked, and will sell it to rich arabs. It doesnt work with Etisalat of course, but you think they'd care?

[X.]

Tried the Iphone today.

My reaction: eh.

Was the touchscreen more responsive than the i-mate?

Easily to dial numbers, relatively speaking?

[madali]

That was okay, but you cant just click numbers to dial, because you'd have to go to the main menu, click the phone icon, click the keypad icon, and then dial. Most phones nowadays have an instant hard key for this function, the iphone doesnt.

[X.]

That was okay, but you cant just click numbers to dial, because you'd have to go to the main menu, click the phone icon, click the keypad icon, and then dial. Most phones nowadays have an instant hard key for this function, the iphone doesnt.

Based on your report, that sucks. Getting to the dialpad should not take more than ONE click.

[shariqq]

From ArabianBusiness.com

iPhones hacked to work with Etisalat sims

iPhones are likely to become a must-have executive toy when they become legally available in the Middle East.

Apple's latest must-have gadget, the iPhone, has made it to the UAE. But only grey market retailers can sell it, and you will need to pay 500 UAE dirhams ($136) to an illegal hacker to make it work with an Etisalat or Du sim card.

An anonymous Dubai resident, speaking to weekly freesheet Xpress, claimed that he paid a total of 3626 dirhams ($987) for the phone, an American AT&T annual contract and the fee to a hacker.

He now boasts a fully functioning Etisalat iPhone months before the device will be legally released in the UAE.

Du and Etisalat are currently in high stakes negotiations with Apple to become the exclusive supplier of iPhones in the UAE.

The iPhone was first hacked last month so that customers in the US could use it on any network, not just AT&T which has exclusive rights to sell contracts for the handset.

Since then, an online community has developed that has perfected the art and shared its secrets. The iphonehacks.com web site receives around 4000 visits per day.