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Associated Press Review: Rival phones no match for Apple iPhone
Thursday, August 23, 2007 - 04:43 PM EST

"The iPhone makes me mad," Peter Svensson, newly-minted "Mac guy," reports for The Associated Press.

"Not, mind you, at the iPhone itself, but mad at cell-phone manufacturers who have saddled us for years with interfaces that lure us into labyrinths of menus," Svensson reports.

"The iPhone has one button on its face. It always does the same thing: takes you to the top menu, where icons representing all functions of the phone -- music player, Internet browser and more -- are laid out in a clear manner. Wham, you're out of the labyrinth," Svensson reports.

"This makes me mad, because this isn't just the way it should be done, it's the way it always should have been done. This became clear to me as I set out to look at the iPhone along with two other top-of-the-line phones, the Nokia N95 and Helio's Ocean," Svensson reports.

"Apple's first phone launched amid tremendous hype in late June. Since then most of the press has been about hacks and complaints... Don't pay it any attention: the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now," Svensson reports.

Full review here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "MrKruser" for the heads up.]


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Aug 23, 07 - 03:54 pm Comment from: en

He said it all at the end. "When you are in love, you forgive the small shortcomings." grin

en

Aug 23, 07 - 04:00 pm Comment from: M.A.D.

it's poetry... *sniff*

Aug 23, 07 - 04:13 pm Comment from: The Other Steve

Being mad that other cell phones aren't designed as well as the iPhone? No argument here.

"the iPhone is the best phone you can buy right now,"
Don't kid yourself into thing that the others can catch up anytime soon.

Aug 23, 07 - 04:23 pm Comment from: Cartoonasaurus

As goes the iPod, so goes the iPhone.

"We'll catch up and surpass it!" says the competition. Yeah, right.

They've also got a bridge to sell ya...

Aug 23, 07 - 04:23 pm Comment from: rancher

So the earbuds don't block out ambient noise. Ummm - weren't there a bunch of articles in the newspapers. So - no you don't get hit by a taxi when you cross the street. Apparently right is wrong and wrong is right and nothing anybody does makes everbody happy - surprise

Aug 23, 07 - 04:25 pm Comment from: Big Al

I want one. Are they selling that well Stateside that they can't start selling them in other countries?

MW: maybe

Aug 23, 07 - 04:34 pm Comment from: G Spank

This, people, is THE TRUTH. Long on AAPL.

Aug 23, 07 - 04:54 pm Comment from: Gnat Nuze

You have to use Apple's iTunes application, which doesn't run well on PCs. In fact, my PC screen turned itself off, then back on a few seconds later, when the iPhone was connected. It's a phenomenon I have never before seen.

This upgrade was delivered in our great overlord's recent mini service pack(in which we get superior upgrades and bug fixes EVERY MONTH for free, you MAC lemmings, not once very two years for $179). How thoughtful of our masters to dissuade us from using gay software that doesn't support Trusted Computing and our master's approved DRM.

Get the HOTTEST products, only from Microsoft™

Aug 23, 07 - 05:10 pm Comment from: Me.

@ Gnat Nuze

Dude, why the hell are you bashing Apple and promoting Microsoft on a Mac News Site? Do you really think I give a shit about Microsoft? Cause if I did, then I wouldn't have Macs.

I heart .

Aug 23, 07 - 05:12 pm Comment from: lbuschjr

Zune Tang, or Gnat Nuze, you kill me. Always a good read to make me laugh. Keep up the high level of sarcasm.

Aug 23, 07 - 05:26 pm Comment from: zoom

I agree, the Gnat Nuze take was very amusing

Aug 23, 07 - 05:28 pm Comment from: Artist

I've felt this way for a long time. Everytime I encounter difficult to use products, anything from a digital thermostat to a direct tv remote, I get pissed off that they can't simplify the process like Apple. Using their products can spoil you.

Aug 23, 07 - 05:36 pm Comment from: Gnat Nuze

@ Me

Excuse me if that was a typo of yours but you shouldn't really by using Windows ME anymore, it was great in it's day (singular), you should upgrade to Vista like all the enlightened folks who have thoughtfully put their experiences on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vista+sucks&search=Search

BTW I am not associated with Zune Tang, all credit to the guy (gal?) for the inspiration.

Aug 23, 07 - 05:49 pm Comment from: Mark

Good article.

No iPhone in Canada but I have an unlocked Nokia N95. While the specs on the N95 are great, it fails to live up to them in real life. If you use the web browser (based on Webkit same as Safari) you get constant "out of memory" errors due to the memory structure the N95 - even with an empty 2 GB micro SD card (think Windows 95 and hi and low memory). The camera, yes, it is 5 megapixels - but has very aggressive compression so it does not give the quality you would expect. Finally, trying to set preferences, load programs, etc.. less than convenient and I know the phone exceptionally well (being a geek and all). Mind you, compared to the "normal" Rogers phone it is good - better than my Treo 650 - but no comparison to the iPhone which I have had the displeasure (only because I can't buy and use it) of using in the US.

Aug 23, 07 - 05:57 pm Comment from: Zune Tang

Well la-tee-freakin'-da! Look at me, I'm an iPhone, I only have one button so that makes me super elegant. Whatever. Hold your pinky up when you drink your tea too, loser.

This guy has never seen any of the magnificent mobile phones running Microsoft's spectacular Windows Mobile 6. They all put the iPhone to shame. They have more buttons, logos, decals and best of all—a REAL mobile phone OS from the manufacturer of the best computer operating system on the planet. I bet the iPhone can't even play games. Dorks.

Your potential. Our passion.™

Aug 23, 07 - 06:54 pm Comment from: AAPLguy

"You have to use Apple's iTunes application, which doesn't run well on PCs."

To the contrary, all of the PC users I know who run iTunes think it's wonderful, one of the best apps they have.

Aug 23, 07 - 06:55 pm Comment from: originalrecipes

Hmmm MS can top those guys. They'll come out with the doomedpone, err I mean ZunePhone with 3 count them 3 top menus. 5 functions per keystroke. So there!

Aug 23, 07 - 08:13 pm Comment from: Fascinated

If you scroll back a few months, Peter Svensson absolutely body-slammed Apple and the iPhone in one of his articles (telephony and mobile communications is his editorial beat). It's pleasant to see him come around like he has. When I read some nasty previous articles, I really wondered at the time whether he was being fed talking points by other handset manufacturers. That he came around on his own speaks volumes.

This bodes well for our favorite company.

Oh, and a note to the two Microsoft asstroturfers who deficated in the reader feedback area for this article: bite me you losers.

Aug 23, 07 - 08:36 pm Comment from: down

I often wish there was no hardware button at all. It can feel odd or slow to press a physical button each time I want go "top menu". To have the option of going back to the top menu also in software would feel more consistent and shouldn't be a problem.

Aug 23, 07 - 09:57 pm Comment from: Marty

What most people fail to realize about the interface is that it is a computer (Mac) interface. Very similar to the concept of a Dock and Dashboard using a mouse. That's the big difference here.

Most phone interfaces are like computers before 1984. You use the keyboard and arrows to navigate text and (maybe) icons.

The iPhone brings you the same interface as a modern computer, and it has a "mouse": your finger.

Aug 24, 07 - 08:09 am Comment from: Tanger

I agree Zune!

I particularly like seeing all the logos and stickers!

It makes me feel secure, and that I received value for all the money I paid.

Aug 24, 07 - 12:26 pm Comment from: BD

I agree with this guy. My first reaction when I started using my iPhone was to want to smash my Moto V557 on the ground.

Aug 24, 07 - 12:50 pm Comment from: Cubert

"because this isn't just the way it should be done, it's the way it always should have been done."

This is what everyone says when they use an Apple product for the first time.


@AAPL Guy,
So right you are. Nearly every PC using friend of mine says that iTunes is their favorite Winblows app.

Aug 24, 07 - 02:18 pm Comment from: Macanally

What is this site, Zune Tang Daily News?

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