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100% chance of raining chairs in Redmond the next several days.

Dec 03, 07 - 10:06 pm Comment from: macK

@applsaur...

does it usually work for you? every time I try to post a comment from my "Apple Safari Mobile Browser," I get an error saying my comment didn't post...

Dec 03, 07 - 10:07 pm Comment from: Anonymous©

Good one aaplsaur!

"Apple Safari Mobile Browser" kind of gives the wrong impression, since there's not that much difference between the "mobile" version and the full version aside from interface.

Dec 03, 07 - 10:21 pm Comment from: Brau

Jeez! Looking too hard for things to crow about?

Dec 03, 07 - 10:21 pm Comment from: Steve516

So happy to contribute to a good cause It's like voting in an election! Every voice counts!

Dec 03, 07 - 10:22 pm Comment from: shen

"The reason that Apple's browser marketshare is higher while its unit sales are much lower is explained easily by the oft-touted Mobile Safari browser and unlimited AT&T;data plan. No guilt, pleasurable, full-browser surfing."

no.

the reason the CE share isn't higher is that it so often fails to load a page before crashing, and attempts don't count....

Dec 03, 07 - 10:23 pm Comment from: MCCFR

Arguably the most telling story of the resurgence of Apple and the most telling reason for the "Anything But Apple" crowd in the media to be mobilised by Microsoft's PR machine.

From MS' point-of-view, this is merely the thin end of the wedge: as our society becomes increasingly time-poor and dependent on leveraging every minute of the day, connected mobile devices will become increasingly important and well-engineered mobile devices will garner market share whilst being able to maintain a premium position in the marketplace.

Within three years, there will be well over 100 million regular users of the mobile version of Safari making Apple's browser technology a force that cannot be ignored. The effect of this surge in market share will be that many sites will be (re-)engineered without the proprietary technology provided by Redmond's Death Star.

To summarise, it would appear that – following the collapse of Microsoft's music strategy at the hands of the iPod – it would appear that Apple will now leverage the success of "the little media device that could" to break Microsoft's internet strategy.

"To summarise, it would appear that – following the collapse of Microsoft's music strategy at the hands of the iPod – it would appear that Apple will now leverage the success of "the little media device that could" to break Microsoft's internet strategy."

Can I get an "amen"???

ummmm.... Amen, dude.

Even in Asia where you (currently) have to rely on imported iPhones and unlimited data packages are only really available on 3G plans, I'm still getting plenty of joy surfing on iPhone Safari via Wi-Fi spots dotted around the region! Its just brilliant.

Apple made a great mobile browser. If I could view flash on here, man I'd be in heaven. But without it I'm still in love and it has become a big part of my life. I don't know what I'd do without it. It's allowed me to nearly cut the computer out of my life.

I hope that rumored multi-touch Newton turns out to be true, at least the one AppleInsider describes. I'd never put it down.

Dec 03, 07 - 11:36 pm Comment from: ericdano

There is nothing cooler than surfing the web with your fingers. Seriously. If I can't sleep at night, I'm out with my iPhone, reading random sites. Checking my Email.

It is an amazingly productive device, and it makes the web fun.

fat man silly. Fat man need go back in house

@ R2 and Ericdano:
I agree. I love the browser, especially the way you can double-tap to zoom in on a news column perfectly. I used to 'browse' on the company Blackberry, but that was just the definition of Bad. Now, I'd rather hunt for a wifi spot and use my iPhone than browse on the BBerry. Also makes a great bedtime read.... something you can't easily do with a full-sized laptop.

Dec 04, 07 - 01:27 am Comment from: Cubert

anti-creative cretin back in da house!!!

Dec 04, 07 - 02:01 am Comment from: makemineamac

Man, Apple is cruising now. Just freaking cruising. In overdrive! It's great to see!

Microsoft never got it, and never will on ANY platform. Well, maybe the table thing will be used for air traffic controllers, you can imagine how well that will work.... As soon as that happens, I will fly no more.

Dec 04, 07 - 04:14 am Comment from: Petey

Im a Design Consultant and I run my business from my iPhone when i'm out of the studio.

I could never have done that on a Windows Mobile device.

Thank you Apple for making the most useful, intuitive and beautiful handheld computer ever.

The iPhone has considerable room for improvement.

Storage increase. Slightly larger display. GPS. 3G. Larger battery. Run third party software. Better camera, better functionality. USB 2 or 3. Video and optical out. Stuff like that.

Basically the iPhone should be a mini-tablet on it's own, without needing a computer to set up and use. It should still fit into a shirt pocket but be better in a coat pocket.

It needs one of those input pen things with a holder because no everyone was born with tiny fingers and great eyesight.

Did Balmer already kill somebody with one of his last launch of chair?

Pete...

Yes I agree and it should also make coffee and be minimum G19. It should also work as a Segway. It should also be much better and run fourth or fifth party software. It should also be able to show porn to those who do not have tiny fingers.

I don't think it's the unlimited AT&T;EDGE plan: as an iPhone user, most of my browsing is over wi-fi, not EDGE (although I find wi-fi just fine for email checking, stock check, weather, etc).

Please... God... Help me....

Since MDN forgot to say it: *BOOM!*

:-o

Dec 04, 07 - 11:54 am Comment from: Ampar

"Would I trade 96% of the market for 4% of the market? I want to have products that appeal to everybody," he said. "We'll get a chance to go through this [Apple versus Microsoft debate] again in phones and music players. There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance. It's a $500 subsidized item. They may make a lot of money. But if you actually take a look at the 1.3 billion phones that get sold, I'd prefer to have our software in 60% or 70% or 80% of them, than I would to have 2% or 3%, which is what Apple might get."

- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (candidate for Assclown Laureate of the U.S.)

Dec 04, 07 - 11:56 am Comment from: Cubert

@One Guy From Finland,
I prefer G13.

Dec 04, 07 - 12:11 pm Comment from: G4Dualie

@shen

Actually, repeated attempts to load a web page do count so imagine how dismal the numbers would be if they only counted fully loaded web pages?

Sent By Touch.

Dec 04, 07 - 12:45 pm Comment from: twilightmoon

@ MCCFR

Amen brotha

Dec 04, 07 - 12:49 pm Comment from: twilightmoon

@R2: "Apple made a great mobile browser. If I could view flash on here, man I'd be in heaven. But without it I'm still in love and it has become a big part of my life. I don't know what I'd do without it. It's allowed me to nearly cut the computer out of my life."

Flash is proprietary format owned and controlled by a single company. It does NOTHING that the fully open web standards won't be able to do very soon without being tied to a single company.

It has no place on the iPhone.

Another major liability of Flash is that sites designed with Flash are not likely to be optimized for iPhone use.

Flash is the past of the web, the iPhone is the future.

Don't believe me? Print this post out, then talk to me in 3 years.

Dec 04, 07 - 02:45 pm Comment from: Logan

Pete,
"It needs one of those input pen things with a holder because no everyone was born with tiny fingers and great eyesight."

It's called a "stylus" and you're a moron and obviously haven't used the iPhone. You can press on the tiniest space with a big fat finger, and somehow the iPhone knows what you were trying to do. You just have to get over the fact that it's not a physical button, therefore it doesn't have to be as big as the tool that presses it. Good riddance to tiny, mysteriously disappearing, fragile styluses.

Dec 04, 07 - 03:28 pm Comment from: effwerd

Luckily Pete was not on the iPhone development team at Apple.

in many cases I prefer browsing on iPhone, instead of using the Macbook. It's touch done right.

I do want to see Flash 9/h.264 though

...and I'd like to see apple open up their entire iTunes video library to h.264 streaming, ads optional.

2008 is going to be crazy.