I am not a fan of the iPhone. From an implementation aspect I have serious issue with them simply stripping down OS X and shoving it on a mobile device. It means that the core design of the OS was not created with a mobile device in mind but rather hacked together after the fact, which among other things leads to some serious security issues (more found since June than either Symbian or WM in the history of either OS).
That said, putting Google OS on this, or skinning WM to present a better user experience, or swapping to Symbian, or whatever isn't going to in anyway "tear the shit" out of the iPhone. Effective one handed use of the iPhone may be unreasonable but regardless the interface is slicker than either offering, and the platform has a much more unified experience than an OSS implementation like the google phone is reported to be, or the hodgepodge of WM (without even getting into third party apps). For the segment that Apple is after it is going to take a seriously concerted effort between software and hardware to offer a competitive experience. If MS were committed to the consumer space rather than the business space with WM they might be able to (the live search integration shows that they can make something really slick if they stop and think about it) considering their close relationship with HTC, but right now they haven't put forth a good effort. MS seems schitzophrenic about the phone right now though, wanting to do both business (which has treated them well. It gets lost in the noise but they do outsell RIM and the iPhone combined) and consumer, but really ends up just a half assed middling implementation that detracts somewhat from the business aspect and doesn't deliver for the consumer.
This hardware in specific isn't going to be even a blip on the iPhone radar regardless of the OS it is running. Honestly I think something like the Tmobile shadow despite the lack of touch screen would have a better chance and that doesn't say much. However the Shadow has better media functionality and better messaging, which happens to be a chunk of the segment the iPhone goes after. This device can't really say either.
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josh @ Nov 5th 2007 1:20PM
I am not a fan of the iPhone. From an implementation aspect I have serious issue with them simply stripping down OS X and shoving it on a mobile device. It means that the core design of the OS was not created with a mobile device in mind but rather hacked together after the fact, which among other things leads to some serious security issues (more found since June than either Symbian or WM in the history of either OS).
That said, putting Google OS on this, or skinning WM to present a better user experience, or swapping to Symbian, or whatever isn't going to in anyway "tear the shit" out of the iPhone. Effective one handed use of the iPhone may be unreasonable but regardless the interface is slicker than either offering, and the platform has a much more unified experience than an OSS implementation like the google phone is reported to be, or the hodgepodge of WM (without even getting into third party apps). For the segment that Apple is after it is going to take a seriously concerted effort between software and hardware to offer a competitive experience. If MS were committed to the consumer space rather than the business space with WM they might be able to (the live search integration shows that they can make something really slick if they stop and think about it) considering their close relationship with HTC, but right now they haven't put forth a good effort. MS seems schitzophrenic about the phone right now though, wanting to do both business (which has treated them well. It gets lost in the noise but they do outsell RIM and the iPhone combined) and consumer, but really ends up just a half assed middling implementation that detracts somewhat from the business aspect and doesn't deliver for the consumer.
This hardware in specific isn't going to be even a blip on the iPhone radar regardless of the OS it is running. Honestly I think something like the Tmobile shadow despite the lack of touch screen would have a better chance and that doesn't say much. However the Shadow has better media functionality and better messaging, which happens to be a chunk of the segment the iPhone goes after. This device can't really say either.