“P.P.S. — And by the way, I do have the iPhone and it’s the best thing out there for the kind of product that it is.”
You have to define what “kind of product” means - It is certtainly not the most technically advanced in terms of hardware capabilities, except for I believe, the two finger touch. In every other catagory it is at best equal to others, and inferior to many.
As afr as suggestiions for improving their product - don’t you think pointing out where it is deficient is a suggestion where improvement could be made ?
Apple was not simply stupid when they left out streaming audio, IM and VOIP - they know that these things exist, people use them, and may expect them in a “breaktrough” device. Being software based it costs effectively nothing to include them in the product. They left them out purposely.
The “kind of product” — well, that’s a phone with an iPod in it and Mac OS X, along with “Multi-touch technology” and interface, along with those other miscellaneous things that they’ve put in there. That “kind of product”....
I suppose that the kind of “category” that some people have put the product into — is called a “smart phone” and I guess it’s useful for evaluation from that standpoint. And I was reading that just on that basis (of being a smart phone) that with the Apple iPhone being just introduced — it has already blown away three other major competitors in that market-space — leaving only one more to surpass, and it’s expected to surpass them soon. So, Apple is expected to be Number 1 in that market-space in short order, coming out of nowhere — whereas all four of these other major competitors have been at it for years and have not hardly done anything like Apple’s iPhone...
As far as improving the product, Apple always does with all its products. That’s one thing that the Apple users always count on with Apple. They always come through. And Apple also has a web page for inputting those kinds of suggestions. And it will listen to the users and put things in there, according to the demand.
A lot of things people talk about wanting or something that they wish were not left out — is simply related to a “version 1” product. But, for being a “version 1” product and blowing away three major competitors in that market-space, while expecting to surpass the one additional and remaining one, relatively quickly is absolutely outstanding for Apple...
Regards,
Star Traveler
Here’s a link to an article about the smart phone market...
http://ce.seekingalpha.com/article/40264