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Feb 25, 08 - 11:37 am Comment from: ericdano

Yup. The iPhone is all that.
Windows Mobile.....that is for people you don't like.

Feb 25, 08 - 11:41 am Comment from: Ampar

Five people? Was the bus running late?

as much as i am an apple-fanboy, is seems to me they don't get much right at the moment. 360 (!) movies to rent from after almost 2 month, sdk delayed, no new countries for the iphone. why apple doensn't sell that damn phone all over the world is beyond me? oh wait, i forgot, they don't find new carriers who want to share their revenue.

and almost 20bn in cash but no dividends. i don't wonder why appl seems to be the only one in the red as of lately.

Why wasn't the Treo (Palm version) included in these comparisons - or even a Blackberry - the 'other' leading smartphones....??

Windows Mobile - for the Sadist in you™

Feb 25, 08 - 11:47 am Comment from: Rich Apple person

I like my iPhone but the slow network makes it painful to use the phone like in the commercials. I was in LA last week trying to find a restaurant and it took so long for pages to load it was a non-factor and made the iPhone as useful as a brick. Sure when there is wi-fi it works well but that disclaimer should be on the commercial.

Feb 25, 08 - 11:50 am Comment from: shen

"The fifth person needed help to find the back-key in the upper left corner of the screen to step back in the interface. He also had problems making a call using the address book, trying to find a green phone icon to push.""

they gave Bush an iPhone?

Feb 25, 08 - 11:55 am Comment from: Jay-Z

You don't really understand how wonderful the iPhone is until you start integrating it into your daily routine. I guess it's not for everyone, but this is by far the very best phone I have ever used, and it will only get better. Even knowing that there are now iPhones with more storage and a 3G version on the way doesn't make me regret my decision.

Another interesting note - they are all over New York now. I noticed that iPods were ubiquitous in New York before they were ubiquitous everywhere else as well, so that's probably a good indication of how quickly people will be snapping up these phones.

Feb 25, 08 - 11:56 am Comment from: Zune Tang®

Well la-tee-freakin'-da, I-Phone dorks. The morons at InUse didn't test the users in Exchange connectivity, did they? That's where Windows Mobile shines. Who cares about sending pictures or text messaging? That's for kids.

When you MAC lemmings grow up you all will be using Windows Mobile-based phones. They live up to the enterprise connectivity and office productivity hype. It's like being in your office cubicle 24/7. Sweeeeet!

Your potential. Our passion.™

Who the hell wants Exchange and Window Mobile, get a life and move into the 21st century you loser.

Zune, you socialist dreamer. Some of simply don't work for companies that require us to use Windows products, which just offend my sensibilities as an artist. I never have, and never will.

Feb 25, 08 - 12:18 pm Comment from: Spark

@Rich Apple Person:
Yeah, Safari is a crapshoot; depending on both cell connection and web servers for delivery speed. Sometimes I find it surprisingly fast, and sometimes it is a waiting game.

Google maps, though, is much better. I was in Hollywood last week to see a show with some friends. Afterwards we wanted to go to El Chollo restaurant, but I didn't know how to get there. I just typed in El Chollo in the search box and Google had three choice to me in less than 2 seconds. I picked the one we wanted and within a second the map and pin appeared. Clicked on the iPhone's new tab for Google and selected Directions, witch came up with the FROM box already pre-filled out with "Current Location" (new iPhone triangulation at work) an with El Chollo in the TO box. Within another second I had map route and step by step driving instructions. The whole thing took about 30 seconds, and this was the FIRST time I had every looked at these new Google features since the upgrade. I was BLOWN AWAY at how useful, quick and easy the process is. So, the moral is to at least know the name of restaurant before you go somewhere, and then use Google maps to get the info later; a click on the map pin brings up all contact info for the location, which is pretty damn cool too.

My only problem is that I was looking for a green phone icon and couldn't find it.

Feb 25, 08 - 12:23 pm Comment from: Ampar

"It's like being in your office cubicle 24/7."

That must smell terrific.

who wants to be in an office cubical at all, let alone 24/7 either in person or remote.

@HD Boy

You have been Zuned. Just think of him as a tech version of Stephen Colbert, and you will get it.

The iPhone keeps it simple and easy to use. There might not be all of the bells and whistles of a crackberry or a Treo, (yes, it wasn't a very good idea to not include these in the test) but the ones that it does have are very simple and easy to utilize.

Feb 25, 08 - 01:29 pm Comment from: Vague Nomenclature

This is great (if totally unsurprising) news for the Apple and the iPhone. But damn it's hard to read that report. Could InUse not afford to hire a decent copy editor? Or at least run spell check? I find it VERY hard to take the company seriously when their report reads like it was written by an eighth-grade dropout.

HD Boy you are a faggot, not an artist.

Feb 25, 08 - 02:22 pm Comment from: mr_matalino

Hasn't the iphone been out for 8 months or so? Why are they doing this now? Old news...

Feb 25, 08 - 02:24 pm Comment from: mr_matalino

Zune, please keep the name calling to yourself or don't post.

Feb 25, 08 - 02:45 pm Comment from: MacMarc

Zoon (Poon) Tang is right.

I mean who wouldn't want to live in their cubicle 24/7!!!!

Private to ZT: Lay off the faggot jokes.

Feb 25, 08 - 03:11 pm Comment from: Zune Tang®

It's all about the intolerance and fear my friends. Without it I am nothing.

So why don't you MAC-tards get off your high horse and cram it up your ass. Windows rules!

Your potential. Our passion.™

@MacMarc

Look again. It was not Zune, but an impostor. But in the impostors defense, that is something that a Microsoft zealot would say about Mac users.

Alright, we got Zune Tang® the screwer of Dell users with Vista to get pissed-off!!
He's flaming out boys and girls.
Like a shart he is full of it. His posts are a lot of gas, stink and hot brown butt mud trying to get into the minds or under the skin of those who have a real passion for the potential that everyone may have.

Zune Tang, you keep me laughing. Someone who is so inept and clueless, I should feel sorry for, but I don't. Are you spoon fed and tucked in at night? Do they keep a drool cup by your head and sing nursery rhymes to you? Have a nice life in your straight jacket!