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Not everyone is happy with the new iPhone 3G, which made its official debut yesterday at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Critics say the iPhone 3G doesn't have any new exciting application to make it a "must have." Others say that while HSPA will certainly help the user experience, as will the promise of third-party applications, they were hoping for more capabilities. Here's a breakdown of some of the most vocal critics:
-- Ovum analyst Steven Hartley says that despite the iPhone's support for things such as Exchange and Cisco's VPN, most IT departments will be fearful of using iTunes to synchronize enterprise applications. "Fundamentally, the 3G iPhone is little different from its forebear. It offers nothing that many other devices can not offer."
-- John Wang, HTC's chief marketing officer, told Forbes that Apple's announcements were "old news." HTC, he notes, has been making "enterprise-ready" phones for five years, 3G phones for nearly a year and phones with global positioning system technology for more than six months.
-- Speaking at an event hosted by iHollywood Forum yesterday, Anu Kirk director of product management at Rhapsody, said that he doesn't think the iPhone 3G can duplicate iPod's success, at least not with just AT&T as the phone's only carrier. He also said that Rhapsody isn't threatened because the iPhone still doesn't provide over the air downloads on AT&T's 3G network, only over WiFi.
For more:
- see this Forbes article
- see this CNET article
Comments
Posted by Anonymous | June 10, 2008 - 12:54pm
Hmm... a comment from a guy who is speculating on how the push technology will work and two other comments from direct competition. While the validity of Hartley's concerns remain to be seen, I'm not sure you pointed out anything useful with the other feedback. In fact, there is a difference between "we do this" and "we do it right."
Posted by Dino Bravo | June 10, 2008 - 1:21pm
well put... Nokia will also say that they offer everything on the iPhone but they lack the holistic packaging to one's digital life network that Apple has perfected. Mobility is far more than slick looking devices packed with the latest and greatest silicon.
For once, eat some humble pie and learn a little bit from Apple- compete already!!
Posted by DavidB | June 10, 2008 - 5:45pm
RIMM has the most to lose from iPhone 3G. When surveying for this post, RIMM would have been far more logical to interview than HTC. Hasn't APPL already killed HTC in market share (in less than a year)?
Posted by Andy C | June 11, 2008 - 7:25am
If I may say, the only reason 3G iPhone will sell is because of the brand. It really has nothing special about it that has not been done before. However, it is quite amusing to pick up on the mass hysteria on what is a niche device. The mass market do not buy touch screen devices and the volume is certainly sub 150 Euro devices. The whoops and hollers heard during the launch remind me of the overzealous Ryder Cup Golf support heard over many years. America, why not back Motorola ? They are almost dead and need your support, not the super slick brand champions at Apple.
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