Not sure about that, but it's possible.
It's a question of how many will adopt the product and how big the market for items like Blackberry's will remain.
That's what is really going to interest me.
Well Apple is targeting the cellphone market and not the blackberry market.
There's something like a billion cellphones sold each year, so market size won't be a problem.
I only wish that Apple used removable batteries. I wouldn't want to watch a movie on it and then not be able to receive an important call because the battery died.
Yah, was it a 5 years exclusive?
I am hoping not
I would buy it off contract. I love my 8525 and I won't give it up until they (AT&T) come out with a new HTC device.
However, I gave up on my dreams of dismantling an iPhone because I'd rather spend that money elsewhere.
Lastly, there is nothing "smart" about it.
well this latest development is pretty funny;I tried to sell a kidney on IRC so I could afford one. If I had the money I'd drop it on one I think. If it's anything like other Apple's devices it'll "just work" which is the selling point I didn't see mentioned in any of the essays above.
And also looks dead sexy
Obsolete or not the real question is whether it will sell. And we all the know the answer to that question :yowch:so, from the start the phone is obsolete...now, what's the guess how long before the iphone can handle the new service that "gets launched at the same time?
You got a linky?well this latest development is pretty funny;
at&t is gonna offer service that allows live video transfer from phone to phone and they're gonna kick it off with this phone
THE IPHONE DOESN'T SUPPORT THIS SERVICE
now that is too funny...the service relies on a bandwidth the phone isn't capable of receiving
so, from the start the phone is obsolete...now, what's the guess how long before the iphone can handle the new service that "gets launched at the same time?
heard it on the radio...no link though...sorryYou got a linky?
Streaming video or not the phone is still dead sexy and I'd love one, if I had the money I'd have one. Only thing that would deter me is if the thing was completely unusable ... but being an Apple product I don't really see that happening.
I did a quick google and any mention of Cingular video streaming stuff seemed to be 3G which isn't in the feature list of the iPhone which is ...heard it on the radio...no link though...sorry
EDGE, GPRS, GSM Quad-band, and WiFi capable
Apple announced that iPhone users will be able to enjoy YouTube's originally-created content on their iPhones when they begin shipping on June 29. A new Apple-designed application on iPhone will wirelessly stream YouTube's content to iPhone over Wi-Fi or EDGE networks and play it on iPhone's stunning 3.5 inch display.
Apple TV users can download a free update via the built-in software update to enable YouTube content.
Both AppleTV and the iPhone will play YouTube content that has been reencoded into the h.264 video format. 10,000 of YouTube's videos have been converted so far with the remainder expected by the fall.
The press release claims that h.264 was chosen "to achieve higher video quality and longer battery life on mobile devices".
Indeed, reports coming out of WWDC is that one of Apple's justifications of avoiding Flash video playback on the iPhone is for improved battery life. The iPhone contains dedicated hardware capable of playing h.264 content, while Flash content would require more intensive use of the iPhone's CPU, resulting in higher battery drain.