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Mar 18, 08 - 02:36 pm Comment from: Jay-Z

Wow. You make something usable and people use it. Imagine that.

One interesting aspect to consider is that "all smartphones" in the US contains a considerable portion of iPhones as we know - splitting the top survey into "iPhone" vs. "other smartphones" would lead to an even larger contrast.

Mar 18, 08 - 02:39 pm Comment from: tmsruge

Jay-Z,

yeahp captain obvious strikes again!

http:projectdiaspora.org

Mar 18, 08 - 02:46 pm Comment from: Spark

I just discovered today that upper management at one of my industrial clients have all switched to the iPhone (and they use MS Exchange at their location).

well there you have it...and this game just started

Mar 18, 08 - 02:51 pm Comment from: Ampar

“The iPhone has certainly delivered on its hype,” said Mark Donovan, senior analyst, M:Metrics.

That's especially interesting considering that most of the hype came from the media.

10 million in '08? 10 million in '08? 10 million in '08? 10 million in '08? 10 million in '08? 10 million in '08? 10 million in '08? 10 million in '08? 10 million in '08? Ad nauseam.

Mar 18, 08 - 02:56 pm Comment from: ericdano

Honestly, the net is way cool if you use your fingers to browse it. The whole touch thing is just too cool. I've had the iPhone since the first week, and I have yet to have complaints about it.

Mar 18, 08 - 02:57 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

The iPhone can't do anything more than any other smart phone can do.

Yeah. Right.

I have had mine since day one and still love it and also have no complaints. This is absolutely the best device out there by a mile..

Mar 18, 08 - 03:09 pm Comment from: Ampar

We need a new Ballmer quote on the iPhone. Those are always good for a laugh.

"The iPhone can't do anything more than any other smart phone can do."

In the same way that the lunch lady with the hair net and the mole has the same number of vaginas as, say, Beyonce Knowles...

Here is your Ballmer Fun quote...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5oGaZIKYvo

Mar 18, 08 - 03:19 pm Comment from: Ampar

To Wrong Again: That was hot.

According to the report two stories down, Apple had a 25% dollar share of the entire US PC market in February. According to Seeking Alpha's survey at the end of January, 33% of all people surveyed who planned to buy a laptop in the next 90 days planned to buy a Mac. The corresponding percentage for desktops was 29%. Since I have yet to see a report of a Mac virus in the wild, and there are hundreds of thousands of PC viruses in the wild, I think it strains credulity a bit to say that the difference is becuase the Mac is so obscure.

Mar 18, 08 - 03:25 pm Comment from: Ampar

To whatever: I still get a chuckle from that but over a year old breaks the new criteria! We need a newer picture of him with his tongue stuck out to the side of his mouth, clutching a fistful of crayons, drenched in his own inspiration and innovating MS's next big thing through sheer, brute force. Like in Scanners.

Mar 18, 08 - 03:27 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

@ Wrong Again

Yeah. Just like that.

>.<

Ampar: drenched in his own inspiration

If only...!

But.... but.... but.... it doesn't have a keyboard!

Mar 18, 08 - 03:40 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

To the whole 'viruses' vs. 'viri' debate, I must postulate the following to the proponents of the latter:

True, the plural if 'virus' is 'viri', but that plural for describes many of the same virus together. But we're talking about many different *kinds* of virus when we talk about computer viruses. To wit - the plural of 'genus' is 'genera', not 'geni'.

But here's the rub - the plural of virus os NOT viri. Or virii. And everything I've written above is a complete fabrication.

Exhibit A: The Wikipedia entry on the subject. "The less frequent variations viri and virii are virtually unknown in edited prose, and no major dictionary recognizes them as alternative forms. Their occurrence can be variously attributed to hypercorrection formed by analogy to Latin plurals such as alumni or false analogy to Latin plurals such as radii; idiosyncratic use as jargon among a group, such as computer hackers; and deliberate word play, such as on BBSs (see, e.g.: leet)."

Exhibit B: You sound like a complete twonk when you walk up to a stranger in a computer store, your beard still peppered with pizza crumbs from the campaign the night before, soda stains glistening on your Sin City t-shirt, and snipe "It's actually pronounced Vie-RYE, you ignoramus." One of these I'm going to choke you with a 6' FireWire.

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In summation, STFU.

Mar 18, 08 - 03:41 pm Comment from: Mac User since 1984

I'd love to see the stats just for "all other" Smartphones, meaning the Smartphone estimates they published without iPhone included in the aggregate number.

Mar 18, 08 - 03:42 pm Comment from: Mac User since 1984

Apologies to "ping"....you beat me to it.

Mac User since 1984: Apologies to "ping"....you beat me to it.

No worries - I won't beat you up for it.

Mar 18, 08 - 03:48 pm Comment from: HotinPlaya

@ChrissyOne

ChrissyOne@ Wrong Again
"Yeah. Just like that."

I know yours is an iPhone!!!

I can't begin to describe how the iPhone changed my browsing and overall reading habits. It's been miraculous for me to have so much information in the palm of my hand.

I've always wanted a pocket internet communicator and subscribed to carrier mobile web services on previous handsets in hopes of attaining that. It never materialized. The first thing I did upon cracking open my iPhone box (after activating it) was access Safari and I felt like a little kid on Christmas.

On that alone, at least for R2, the iPhone has overwhelmingly delivered on its hype.

We were the outcasts now we are the ones taking over! I promise you that when the new order is established that we will rule over you with wisdom and benevolence.




.......muhooohhahahahahaaaaaaa!

Mar 18, 08 - 04:07 pm Comment from: Anonymous©

Wow, learn something new about viruses/virii every day!

Mar 18, 08 - 04:08 pm Comment from: Wun Dum Gai

So, what are the other 15% using their iPhones for, if not surfing the web?

Mar 18, 08 - 04:13 pm Comment from: Think

ChrissyOne,

Deep breath, go to the park, drink a beer/wine, and stay away from the mall for at least 10 days.

Walked thru a Best Buy the other day. Know what you mean....

Mar 18, 08 - 04:14 pm Comment from: Ampar

"So, what are the other 15% using their iPhones for, if not surfing the web?"

Making dates with prostitutes. It stimulates the economy.

Mar 18, 08 - 04:15 pm Comment from: theloniousMac

But what about porn?

Love it but still waiting for copy n paste.

Mar 18, 08 - 04:18 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

@ Ampar

Well I think that... oh wait, hang on, my iPhone is ringing...

You know what's really funny about all this? If you recall the iPhone announcement (or have the keynote saved somewhere like iTunes so you can watch again) it was the 'breakthrough internet device' part that got the least applause.

Just another example of his Steveness knowing then the public what the public really wants. Fascinating, really.

Mar 18, 08 - 04:29 pm Comment from: HotinPlaya

@ballonknot

"Just another example of his Steveness knowing then the public what the public really wants. Fascinating, really."

Yes, it really is amazing !

Have you noticed the number of sites made for the iPhone! Does anyone know if a list of "iPhone" sites exist ?

"You know what's really funny about all this? If you recall the iPhone announcement (or have the keynote saved somewhere like iTunes so you can watch again) it was the 'breakthrough internet device' part that got the least applause."

Lol, I wanted to mention that but didn't want to seem long winded.

Yes, when Engadget posted that part during their live blog of the event, they claimed it drew weak applause but I was personally thrilled. I think the audience just didn't like the idea of a standalone internet device that does nothing else, which is what it seemed like before Steve brought the house down a second time with his "these are all one device" announcement.

Mar 18, 08 - 04:37 pm Comment from: Ampar

C1: I fell for that one! Sync line and hooker!

Mar 18, 08 - 05:15 pm Comment from: DLMeyer

This explains several things! Maybe I can't get interested in the iPhone because I'm twice as old as the usual buyer, or less than a quarter as rich! :(
Wasn't it just last week when someone was bleating about the SDK being too little, too late? That people wouldn't buy it because (this, that, the other)? The iPhone doesn't do much (yet) that other Smart Phones can't/don't do, it just makes doing the things it CAN do EASY. I may not "want" one, but I can understand why others might ... and why they might just use their many features.
Dave

Mar 18, 08 - 05:19 pm Comment from: Big Al

IM on an iPhone? Without a physical keyboard? Doing it way more often than BlackBerry users? How the hell is that possible?

Wait till I tell Steve Ballmer.

Virus is a Latin word in origin and it was the generic name for poison. If the word bacterium, which was a mid 19th century modern Latin construct, follows the traditional Latin form for its plural (bacteria), why shouldn't it be correct to follow the Latin form for virii? Cf. bacillus/bacilli

Frankly, I do not really care whether some one says viruses or virii; neither form will put my nose out of joint. And I will know what is meant by either.

@ ballonknot

The public didn't even understand really what the iphone was gonna be. He is v e r y forward thinking.

Mar 18, 08 - 06:26 pm Comment from: ChrissyOne

@ Beryllium

I agree. I was just cracking wise.

@ChrissyOne

And I do enjoy your wise cracking. Crack on.

Mar 19, 08 - 12:55 pm Comment from: bobchr

The other 15% are either on the shelf of resellers jail-broken for sale where Apple has no agreement with a carrier or they are being used on other carrier networks where they may not be counted except in this indirect way.

I got the iPhone, got the unlimited internet browsing plan but don't know what websites to visit. There are few usual one's I go to like facebook that are designed to be used on mobile phones but don't really know about any others. So if anyone else can help?

Infact I came browsing here on my iPhone when I searched for 'websites that can be browsed from mobile phones'.