So let me firstly say, the iPhone has not (in my opinion) changed the world but rather the way in which we communicate within it. Lets not forget the bigger picture here, it’s not just about a phone, it’s about Apple extending it’s reach into every household over and above that which Microsoft has for so long held on to.
Not long after getting your hands on an iPhone you will realise how intuitive and simple to use it actually is, with so much technology and information at your finger tips. It is this realisation that will lead you to wanting a Mac if you don’t already have one. As they say – it just works. This is so true.
For someone like myself that uses both a PC and a Mac for different reasons, it is not until you begin using services like MobileMe or familiarising yourself with OS X that you realise how much of your day is wasted waiting for your PC to boot, rebooting due to updates, waiting for programs to respond or wandering to yourself ‘why did that program just steal focus?’. These are all things you do not have to deal with when using Apples technology.
There is another angle to this new device, the view form the Telco. Does this really matter you ask, well not really but I find it an interesting one. Interesting because for so long the Telco has dictated what technologies we see and where. Basing decisions on perceived and intended future requirements of the general consumer (and business). Now the times are changing with consumers now wanting a device regardless of the requirement to enter into a contract and no matter which Telco you go with, ending up with the same service – 3G. Sure the plans will differ and this is where the arm wrestle begins. Contracted plans make or break the consumers decision to buy, the Telco knows this! If they don’t want to you to embrace the device their plans will reflect this and look very undesirable.
What I believe the iPhone has essentially done is put the power back into the consumers hands and planted an Apple seed in every household that now has one of these sort after hand held computer come phone. That too, is a very good thing!
Remember, this is nothing more than my 2cents.
Ignorance is bliss. Article via ZDNet