Comments on: iPhone Attention Deficit

By: daniel

daniel — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:05:22 +0000

Haha–text messaging is a brilliant business model which I refuse to contribute to the profit of I’d perhaps use it if it were free, which it should be — or at least free with those with data plans. Texting messaging on a num pad is dumb, but on a qwerty smart phone — not as inconvenient.

Yes, but I specifically chose not to get an iphone for the reason that I am in front of a computer almost all day. All I want my phone to do is be a slim form factor, have great reception (and minimal radiation if thats possible), and clearly and efficiently organized UI for contacts, call history, etc.

By: Derek

Derek — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:23:30 +0000

Hear hear! (Except with Verizon, my wireless carrier, the text messages are twice as much!)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:04:12 +0000

I am not a luddite or anything (heck, I am studying computer science) but I don’t get why people use some of these electronic gadgets. All I need my phone to do is make and receive phone calls. Many of the other extra features are not as convenient as their analog counterparts.

For example, keeping a schedule on a PDA is not as fast as using a little pocket planner. To write a note in a PDA you have to get the PDA out of your pocket, turn it on, get out the little stylus thing, swear at your PDA when it does not write what you wanted to write…and so on. Five minutes later, you have an appointment in your PDA. Or…you could take 30 seconds to write it in your little book.

Even text messages are just a silly, unnecessary idea. You can spend 5 minutes typing in your message and pay 10 cents to send it…or you can make a 1 minute phone call for probably the same price.