The iPhone is not going to compete well against the upcoming 9000 series Blackberries for the simple fact that younger business people are going to be able to swap from their 7XXX or 8XXX series blackberry directly to the new sexy touchscreen multimedia WiFi EVDO high megapix camera/videocam 9000 series.
Did I mention I’ve been holding out on buying a new cell phone? My 8800 is fantastic, and I even went and d/l’ed the SDK and have my phone virtualized on my PC.
The iPhone still can’t hold over 599 contacts and doesn’t even have a properly functioning notes synching software. Apple is basicly starting from scratch. RIM has so many 3rd party programs I’ve never been able to think of a an idea for a new Blackberry app that isn’t already out there.
Yep. Apple dragged their heels on opening up the iPhone for 3rd-party development. Meanwhile, the Blackberry has TONS of third-party apps. So the analyst is correct: Given that criteria, I don’t know if I’d consider the iPhone a smartphone yet either, even after the SDK announcement — simply because it is going to take a while for 3rd party develop to catch up to the Blackberry. It may never fully catch up.
Where did you hear that piece of FUD? My iPhone syncs to my Mac's Addressbook and currently there are over 900 contacts and climbing.