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The iPod Phone has been revealed... /watches the world fail to tremble... They've created a phone right, that plays music! WOW! ... About 3 years too late, no? And get this, it can only have 100 tracks on it, even if you have more space available (Great move THERE Apple) and you have to enter into 2 year contract to get it! Who do Apple think they are? They're releasing tech that has been around for AT LEAST 30 months, capping it stupidly, and asking for double the norm commitment in a tarriff, just cos it's an Apple product... Get over yourselves Apple... Edited by Lutz at 09:44:33 08-09-2005 |
WTF are Apple playing at?
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Lutz 48,870 posts
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..not to mention getting Motorolla, the Alba of mobiles, to make it for them! -
Derblington 35,161 posts
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Registered 17 years agoThey are not forcing you to buy it if you don't want it so i don't really see the problem.
The big sell about it is that it links to iTunes so that you can easily store and navigate your music. And it's not just them - they're in partnership with a phone co so I don't think they're solely responsible. -
phAge 25,487 posts
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Registered 18 years agoC'mon Lutz - Apple releases ONE product that doesn't thoroughly pound the opposition into the ground, and you start calling for blood? -
Shinzou 887 posts
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Registered 18 years agoForget the phone its all about the nano! -
Lutz 48,870 posts
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Registered 18 years agophAge wrote:
Nonono, what I'm getting at is they're releasing a product that is inferior to a other products released 3 years ago and effectivly charging double for it.
C'mon Lutz - Apple releases ONE product that doesn't thoroughly pound the opposition into the ground, and you start calling for blood?
Apple products are always traditionally more expensive as they believe they're better, and that's fine. But here they are clearly releasing something old and out dated and expecting it to sell simply because it's an apple.
My phone is 30 months old, does everything that one does (music wise) and more, as mine can download tracks and hold more than 100. And that article hints at the shuffle feature, meaning you can ONLY shuffle (IIRC).
There's a difference between releasing something different and in your view better, and rehashing ancient tech and hoping your brand name will carry it. -
zErOb_cOOl 3,237 posts
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Registered 17 years agoAnd surprise surprise the BBC have covered the 'wonderful' gadget, just like that weather predicting peg the other day -
Lutz 48,870 posts
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Registered 18 years agoSlurpy J wrote:
OK, so Cingular are hoping that the Apple brand will sell thatphone them. Apple aren't discouraging it though, nor making any improvement to the tech. Nor are motorolla.
Like I said though, Cingular approached Apple and asked if they can use Itunes, so it's not like Apple are releasing a product, they have just give Cingular the rights to use itunes.
What I'm getting at is that a phone has been released, is expecting to sell lots, and is ancient in terms of functionality. -
Lutz 48,870 posts
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Registered 18 years agozErOb_cOOl wrote:
Nowt wrong with a weather predicting peg. It'd probably be more accurate that Mr Fish any day.
And surprise surprise the BBC have covered the 'wonderful' gadget, just like that weather predicting peg the other day -
phAge 25,487 posts
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Registered 18 years agoLutz wrote:
Ah - but is it an Apple?
My phone is 30 months old, does everything that one does (music wise) and more, as mine can download tracks and hold more than 100.
Actually, it *does* look a bit shit. Why not get the Apple designers to make it, instead of some Dell rejects? And the 100 song cap is a thoroughly bad idead. Hasn't got much going from it at all.
Anyway, I'm just mad 'cause I just bought a mini approx. 6 hours before the nano was revealed.
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Registered 17 years agoLutz wrote:
Like the GB micro then.
What I'm getting at is that a phone has been released, is expecting to sell lots, and is ancient in terms of functionality. -
Derblington 35,161 posts
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Registered 17 years agophAge wrote:
That's bad luck!
Anyway, I'm just mad 'cause I just bought a mini approx. 6 hours before the nano was revealed.
Decisions, decisions... -
zErOb_cOOl 3,237 posts
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Registered 17 years agoHow do you think the Apple boss got his name...by sucking so so much. -
Lutz wrote:
phAge wrote:
Nonono, what I'm getting at is they're releasing a product that is inferior to a other products released 3 years ago and effectivly charging double for it.
C'mon Lutz - Apple releases ONE product that doesn't thoroughly pound the opposition into the ground, and you start calling for blood?
Apple products are always traditionally more expensive as they believe they're better, and that's fine. But here they are clearly releasing something old and out dated and expecting it to sell simply because it's an apple.
My phone is 30 months old, does everything that one does (music wise) and more, as mine can download tracks and hold more than 100. And that article hints at the shuffle feature, meaning you can ONLY shuffle (IIRC).
There's a difference between releasing something different and in your view better, and rehashing ancient tech and hoping your brand name will carry it.
By the same token, my mobile phone is over 2 years old now I think, plays games (and emulation for nes etc), plays films (4 hours of it on a 512MB card), or can hold many hours of music, can act as a full GPS system (with a bluetooth adapter) AND I can make an d recieve voice calls, sms, emails, surf the web etc etc...
then, those idiots Sony bring out a PSP... AND 'cripple' it with restrictions, unlike my mobile phone... -
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Registered 20 years agokalel wrote:
I think that's insulting to Alba! I've had one Motorola phone and I got shot of it in a week, POS.
..not to mention getting Motorolla, the Alba of mobiles, to make it for them! -
Lutz 48,870 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDerblington wrote:
In part, yes.
Lutz wrote:
Like the GB micro then.
What I'm getting at is that a phone has been released, is expecting to sell lots, and is ancient in terms of functionality.
Not quite the same, as the GBAM is to the GBA and GBASP what the iPod mini was to iPod.
The only major flaw of the GBAM is the price. It does add at least 2 better improvements to previous GBA models:
1: Size
2: Quality of screen.
Where as this phone adds approx zero to other music based phones. -
phAge wrote:
How long do you think it'll stay restricted? I mean, really!
And the 100 song cap is a thoroughly bad idead. Hasn't got much going from it at all. -
phAge 25,487 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDerblington wrote:
That's bad luck! It *could* be worse - bought if from Shivoa for £105, so I'll probably be able to flog it again for the same price, and buy a 2BG nano. Just not sure if I want to lose 2GBs of storage, or if the nano is *too* small and fragile.
Decisions, decisions...
But yes, it sucks the donkeys balls. Hard. -
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Registered 20 years agoLutz wrote:Where as this phone adds approx zero to other music based phones.
No it adds an Apple logo therefore for some idiots it becomes a must purchase. -
phAge 25,487 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDjini wrote:
Idunno. But even if you remove the cap, the phone still looks shite compaired to, say a W800.
phAge wrote:
How long do you think it'll stay restricted? I mean, really!
And the 100 song cap is a thoroughly bad idead. Hasn't got much going from it at all. -
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Registered 18 years agoWhizzo wrote:
I agree completely Whizzo.
No it adds an Apple logo therefore for some idiots it becomes a must purchase. -
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Registered 17 years agoLutz wrote:
Nonono, what I'm getting at is they're releasing a product that is inferior to a other products released 3 years ago and effectivly charging double for it.
Apple products are always traditionally more expensive as they believe they're better, and that's fine. But here they are clearly releasing something old and out dated and expecting it to sell simply because it's an apple.
Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly . Thats what I can't stand about Apple.
The way they are ripping off the less well informed of us out there with such ease. And just because of the name (and the price) you think you are getting/paying for the forefront of technology. -
Lutz wrote:
Yeah, no-one with ANY sense whatsoever buys a BRAND now do they!
Whizzo wrote:
I agree completely Whizzo.
No it adds an Apple logo therefore for some idiots it becomes a must purchase.
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Ginger 7,256 posts
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Registered 19 years agoShinzou wrote:
/tapes nanopod to Nokia phone
Forget the phone its all about the nano!
Edited by Ginger at 10:04:37 08-09-2005 -
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Registered 18 years agoDjini wrote:
Lutz wrote:
Yeah, no-one with ANY sense whatsoever buys a BRAND now do they!
Whizzo wrote:
I agree completely Whizzo.
No it adds an Apple logo therefore for some idiots it becomes a must purchase.
/ROFL
Well that isn't really what they wrote is it? -
Lutz 48,870 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDjini wrote:
No-one with any sense buys a brand that's 3 years out of date no...
Yeah, no-one with ANY sense whatsoever buys a BRAND now do they!
/ROFL
As much as I love certain electronics companies, I wouldn't pay £300 for a 28" 4:3 TV now would I?
Edit: Or what Pike said..gif)
Edited by Lutz at 10:09:11 08-09-2005 -
zErOb_cOOl wrote:
Ah. So the poor consumers are being misled to buy inferior Apple tech, simply because every Apple product ('cept the phone) *reeks* of quality in design and function? And the high price is in fact a fiendish way of fooling consumers into thinking they're buying cutting-edge tech? If only other companies had thought of that one first, eh?
Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly Exactly . Thats what I can't stand about Apple.
The way they are ripping off the less well informed of us out there with such ease. And just because of the name (and the price) you think you are getting/paying for the forefront of technology.
Bad Apple indeed...
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