The iPhone is Not about Being a Phone
There has been so much positive press about the iPhone ever since it was announced, hearing the ‘not so bullish’ side is somewhat refreshing. John Dvorak posted such an article. Stating the razor thin margins and quick shelf life of a design pose a big challenge to Apple, even if the phone is initially successful. I agree with everything he stated, as it is true about the cell phone industry, and the different environment Apple is about to enter.
The Cell phone space is that of a plethora of ‘me too’ phones, and multiple ’smart’ (and potentially benefitial) functions that most people do not use. (In my opinion people do not use the smart functions because they do not know how to, or the functions do not integrate w/ other types of services they use.)
Apple changed the name of the game. Even without the phone being released, we witnessed its capability and its potential, and everyone had to wipe the drool from their awe struck mouths. (I include myself as one of those wiping. ) The reason the iPhone is different and revolutionary, is the fact that Apple is not selling a phone… it is selling a stuning multi-functional device that promises its users a glimpse into the future.
The iPhone is a key component to a true IMS functioning world, at least Apple’s vision of it. (If your wondering what IMS is, here is a good summary.) Apple is doing what Microsoft wants to do. Apple is in the position to benefit the most from this IMS centric world we are about to embark on.
We have not yet seen a true IMS world, even though the telecoms may say they have given it to use already. Even if it arrived, people have yet to take advantage partly because the wireless transmission speeds were not fast enough, but mostly because systems do not easily talk to each other at the consumer level (at least for the layman). But I have a strange feeling Apple will show us all what we are missing… and we will love it, and love Apple even more in the process.
March 29th, 2007 at 8:29 am
[…] Se ha publicado en Echo To All un interesnate artículo hablando sobre el tan esperado iPhone de Apple. Según su escritor las funciones que trae de serie el iPhone son funciones que en la actualidad el grueso de la gente no utiliza, bien porque le es incomodo al no sincronizarse (o no saber como hacerlo) con otros servicios que utilizan, bien por velocidad de conexiones o bien porque les resulta difultoso (a los profanos). […]
March 29th, 2007 at 6:22 pm
[…] Se ha publicado en Echo To All un interesnate artículo hablando sobre el tan esperado iPhone de Apple. Según su escritor las funciones que trae de serie el iPhone son funciones que en la actualidad el grueso de la gente no utiliza, bien porque le es incomodo al no sincronizarse (o no saber como hacerlo) con otros servicios que utilizan, bien por velocidad de conexiones o bien porque les resulta difultoso (a los profanos). […]