Re:Pre-sales of ‘disappointing’ iPhone 4S fail to disappoint
by tzs on Sunday October 09, 2011 @10:27AM
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> Firstly the difference between the iPhone and any phone when it came out was phenomenal. It was 3-5 years ahead of any other phone. I am not exaggerating at all. It was incredible, a true game changer
Yup. Before the iPhone, phone features fell into four categories:
1. I can figure out how to use this on my own.
2. I need to read the manual to figure this out, but I'll probably remember enough to be able to do it without the manual after that.
3. I can make this work if I have the manual with me, but probably will never be able to use it well without the manual.
4. I can't figure this out, and the manual makes no damn sense.
On many phones, even telephone features like conference calling where in #2 or #3.
With the iPhone, most things were in #1, including calling features like conference calling. Forget about the smart phone features--the iPhone was my first cell phone where I could actually use all the telephone features.
Going back to pre-iPhone phones would be as painful as giving up my calculator for a slide rule, or giving up vim for ed.
Yup. Before the iPhone, phone features fell into four categories:
1. I can figure out how to use this on my own.
2. I need to read the manual to figure this out, but I'll probably remember enough to be able to do it without the manual after that.
3. I can make this work if I have the manual with me, but probably will never be able to use it well without the manual.
4. I can't figure this out, and the manual makes no damn sense.
On many phones, even telephone features like conference calling where in #2 or #3.
With the iPhone, most things were in #1, including calling features like conference calling. Forget about the smart phone features--the iPhone was my first cell phone where I could actually use all the telephone features.
Going back to pre-iPhone phones would be as painful as giving up my calculator for a slide rule, or giving up vim for ed.