Comments on: Rumor Site Announces iPhone 4D; the "D" Stands for Disappointment

By: TrendMarketeer » Blog Archive » iPhone 4D (disappointments?)

TrendMarketeer » Blog Archive » iPhone 4D (disappointments?) — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:03:44 +0000

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Wed, 13 May 2009 23:36:41 +0000

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Nieuwe iPhone 4D minder spectaculair — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:35:42 +0000

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By: Mark Sigal

Mark Sigal — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:07:08 +0000

My only comment here is that your “disappointment” is akin to confusing attributes with outcomes.

Apple has never led by having the deepest list of features. They have won by virtue of a seamless marriage of software, hardware and service layers into a great user experience, as supported by a strong SDK and the App Store marketplace/distribution model (in case of iPhone/iPod touch).

As @Alain notes, a biggie in this release is the added support for software-enabled third-party hardware extensions (accessories), building upon what is already a $2B market with iPod.

That’s a big deal because it opens up the door to all sorts of vertical segments for iPhone to extend (think: medical devices, universal remotes, data input/output), something that I blogged about in:

iPhone 3.0 and the Woz: Everything Old is New
(http://bit.ly/7hLJY)

Check it out, if interested.

Mark

By: Alain Ho

Alain Ho — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:44:22 +0000

I am surprised at the naivety of Paczkowski writing and the utter lack of understand of the success of the iPhone, which is not the internal specs of the device but the software, and overall build of the device. iPhone itself was a revolution in the smartphone market and the iPhone 3G was a major upgrade from the original iPhone but the underlying software not the hardware is what makes the phone a success. The iPhone 3G was a significant upgrade to the original iPhone but I believe from here on out Apple will be concentrating on slowly evolving this nearly rock solid platform. Paczkowski also fails to acknowledge that one major improvement and announcement is that Apple is allowing tethering of 3-party devices to the iPhone. So though the iPhone may not come out with a camera on the front face of the phone (a decision I’m glad Apple did not include), there is plenty of opportunity for 3rd party vendors to create an attachable video phone device. Apple is opening up the hardware with the new iPhone and that is a MAJOR improvement. It would be nice however to get OLED screens on the new iPhones but it’s not a cost effective technology yet and I doubt users will want to pay an extra hundred or so to get an OLED screen. Perhaps it will be something we can look forward for in the 4th iteration of the iPhone.

By: Evan Pontoriero

Evan Pontoriero — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:01:54 +0000

FM?
Are you sure it is not Sirius Radio or is that just going to be an app?

By: Alan Sanders

Alan Sanders — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:19:32 +0000

I must say, the world is becoming a pitiful place when people are “disappointed” in the latest upgrade to the most amazing electronic gizmo in at least a generation, as if to say “We’re not content with a miracle. Give us Miracle-Plus!” Advertising is rotting the brains of America.

By: Eric Welch

Eric Welch — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:05:54 +0000

The iPhone has always been about the software, not the hardware.

By: Bjorn Tipling

Bjorn Tipling — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:55:36 +0000

If it doesn’t come with a built in garage door opener I’m going to cry.

At least I hope they’re wrong about the design, they could tweak it a little can’t they?

By: Uwe Rueckeshaeuser

Uwe Rueckeshaeuser — Tue, 12 May 2009 15:34:18 +0000

Why disappointment? Just the performance improvements in the 3.0 software plus the faster CPU and, most importantly, the double RAM should give the device an impressive boost; especially the RAM limitation was a severe bottleneck degrading the entire system (insufficient caching in several apps, but mainly Mobile Safari). A 3.2 MP camera is enough for a phone, Apple will never build a phone thick enough to house a real lens, so adding resolution won’t help – third parties can offer add-on cameras for the dock connector if there is demand (the same solution can be used for a video conferencing camera for the very few people using it – as most 3G networks do not offer HSUPA capability, or only in limited areas, mobile video conferencing is a masochist hobby in most places).

I definitively agree with the “more elegant” and higher quality housing though. The 3G was a severe step down from the original model (I do not have any hairline cracks though, and I do not even use a sleeve or bag). At this price point I simply expect better materials. A better GPU would help with advanced games. Other than that, I prefer them to not enter the feature war and use all available space for the battery. If I want some overloaded junk with a million buttons and functions I will never use, the competition has plenty…

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Tue, 12 May 2009 14:52:04 +0000

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