[IxDA Discuss] iPhone Keynote

[Anderson, Douglas W.]

Hi Josh, et al.,

Caveat: I've only seen glossy marketing/keynote material so far but this is a device that has already moved me from deep cell/pda/mp3 complacency and inspired me to WANT.

I look forward to finding out what its real-world capabilities become as developers create new software for the platform (and Apple releases subsequent generations of hardware & software).

I am decidedly not rich (yet - go Apple shares, go!) but the device price doesn't strike me as a serious obstacle considering that an 8 GB Nano sells (well?) at half the price of the iPhone. The availability of carriers & coverage seems a more serious consideration. I would not be surprised to hear additional partnerships announced before June.

As for the fingerprint issue, that's simply another opportunity.  Buy stock in the company(ies) whose products Apple, nee Apple Computer, recommends for cleaning the screen.  I would love to put my fingerprints on an iPhone and would take some satisfaction in cleaning same from it.  OK, so I'm weird.  I'm OK with that!

Peace,
Doug Anderson

Opinions expressed are necessarily mine, not necessarily those of the Mayo Foundation.

Original message:
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 14:45:00 -0500
From: "Josh Viney" <jviney at gmail.com>
Subject: [IxDA Discuss]  iPhone Keynote
To: ixd-discussion <discuss at ixdg.org>
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Note: It does look like a fingerprint magnet.

- Josh Viney