I wanted to believe it was cool. I really did. Nope, sorry. The iPhone is a bunch of hooey. Why? The phone is only available with a 2 year contract from Cingular. $600 for the 8GB version, $500 for the 4GB version. So yeah, weak storage capacity. 8GB max? GIVE ME A BREAK. And the worst? No way to install software onto it. What’s the point in making a huge deal out of it running Mac OS X if you can’t even install anything on it? I am so disappointed.
Ideally, what I want is an iPod with the same screen and interface, and a 60 or 80GB drive in it. I don’t care about the phone, I don’t care about the camera. Wifi and browsing would be cool, but not required. I really think Apple shot themselves in the foot with this one.
I am also one of the seemingly few who are not excited by it. I keep hearing how this is the first phone that has an all-touch screen interface. I was using a Nokia 7710 3 years ago that was all touch screen (with a couple buttons on the side).
I agree that it is way overpriced for a CARRIER LOCKED phone with little memory. I refuse to purchase carrier locked phones anymore because I am tired of the carriers crippling the capability. I had not heard that there was no way to install apps on the iphone, but that is what Cingular does. They had Nokia cripple the E61 and release it as the E62 (I have the fully functioning E61).