@4: As I'm sure someone said over at Engadget's main site, "different strokes for different folks." If a convergence device is too much for you to fathom, don't buy it. That's a matter of personal taste, and not really worth making into such a big deal.
As for me, I'd much rather Apple release a WiFi media device...think something along the same lines as Sony's Mylo or Nokia's 770. Add email, text, music, web-browsing and some VOIP action, and I'd be too happy to fork over the dough. But for the people that want a convergence device, an Apple iPhone is probably the way to go.
One thing that I find a little surprising (and very non-Apple) is that whatever kind of iPhone they release, it's going to be necessarily limited to specific markets, probably permanently. Sure, the iPod was released in the US first, but very soon after, you could buy one almost anywhere around the world, iTMS or no. I really doubt that an iPhone will ever enjoy that kind of global position.
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@4: As I'm sure someone said over at Engadget's main site, "different strokes for different folks." If a convergence device is too much for you to fathom, don't buy it. That's a matter of personal taste, and not really worth making into such a big deal.
As for me, I'd much rather Apple release a WiFi media device...think something along the same lines as Sony's Mylo or Nokia's 770. Add email, text, music, web-browsing and some VOIP action, and I'd be too happy to fork over the dough. But for the people that want a convergence device, an Apple iPhone is probably the way to go.
One thing that I find a little surprising (and very non-Apple) is that whatever kind of iPhone they release, it's going to be necessarily limited to specific markets, probably permanently. Sure, the iPod was released in the US first, but very soon after, you could buy one almost anywhere around the world, iTMS or no. I really doubt that an iPhone will ever enjoy that kind of global position.