Isn't that the beauty of the iPhone? Only need one device. Not a handful, or in this case a couple bulging pocketfuls. It does EVERYTHING this does, and more, and soon to be even more.
But it does none of them exceptionally well, it's browsing/gaming capabilities will continue to be outshone by the Nokia N810/PSP/Nintendo DSi. It's business acumen is far outclassed by WinMo/Blackberry and it's music/video playback abilities... well go and use a Cowon S9 or a Samsung P3 and come back and tell me the iPhone is good with a straight look on your face and you'll be an absolutely fantastic liar.
I don't deny the iPhone is a great device, it kicked the mobile industry into gear now all we need is someone else to kicks the telcos up the arse and tell them to accept becoming dumbpipes. But apart from that it is the epitome of 'does it all, not so great at anything' in product design. Those who want it all but aren't particularly bothered with features will go for the iPhone, we who want the bar to be raised further before we merge our devices currently have to keep on waiting as it seems that so far every phone that claims to 'do it all' can't do it all particularly well.
so true G! i almost puked the first time i heard the sound quality on an ipod. those iDiots have no clue what quality is about when all they claim is : apple = quality. sad.
@TeraFlopper: you made a valid point there but i still feel more comfortable with separate devices.
the phone is simply for getting things done and being productive supporting perfect exchange sync, custom apps, administraton by our it-guys, qwerty keboard for texting and email, etc. while the zuneHD would be all play with music, hd video, games, movies2go, etc. AND you can still manage to get great battery life for both devices.
with an iphone i could maybe do some decent gaming and music, but still no homescreen, no widget-system, an email and text notification system whick sucks, still blurry exchange sync, bad typing expierence, bad bad battery life, etc. don't get me wrong - i really think the iphone is some neat piece of technology but with 2 separate devices you just can't do anything wrong.
agreed! id rather have a multitude of devices i can do different things with rather than having only 1 device handling it all. if the battery dies on that 1 device, everything else goes with it too.
dont get me wrong, i like multi-use devices, the more of them that i have the better. id just rather not depend on only 1 device to handle it all.
Idk, I really like the idea of an all-in-one device, but I just don't like how expensive monthly bills are on the iPhone/Storm, etc. If this Zune or any product like it had phone service *as an option,* as well as a camera, then I would definitely get it. What would be even better is if each one had its own phone number and you could make calls at wifi hotspots without needing to sign up for a phone service(it could have a Skype app, for example). I know, that's a bit of an inconvenience, but most of my day is spent at places where wifi is available and I suppose I could do without phone service at the few times in the day when I'm not at a hotspot.
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I'd rather rock THIS and the BB Bold, than being stuck with the iPhone 3G which sort of incorporates gaming, music and phone capabilities.
Isn't that the beauty of the iPhone? Only need one device. Not a handful, or in this case a couple bulging pocketfuls. It does EVERYTHING this does, and more, and soon to be even more.
But it does none of them exceptionally well, it's browsing/gaming capabilities will continue to be outshone by the Nokia N810/PSP/Nintendo DSi. It's business acumen is far outclassed by WinMo/Blackberry and it's music/video playback abilities... well go and use a Cowon S9 or a Samsung P3 and come back and tell me the iPhone is good with a straight look on your face and you'll be an absolutely fantastic liar.
I don't deny the iPhone is a great device, it kicked the mobile industry into gear now all we need is someone else to kicks the telcos up the arse and tell them to accept becoming dumbpipes. But apart from that it is the epitome of 'does it all, not so great at anything' in product design. Those who want it all but aren't particularly bothered with features will go for the iPhone, we who want the bar to be raised further before we merge our devices currently have to keep on waiting as it seems that so far every phone that claims to 'do it all' can't do it all particularly well.
so true G!
i almost puked the first time i heard the sound quality on an ipod.
those iDiots have no clue what quality is about when all they claim is : apple = quality. sad.
@TeraFlopper:
you made a valid point there but i still feel more comfortable with separate devices.
the phone is simply for getting things done and being productive supporting perfect exchange sync, custom apps, administraton by our it-guys, qwerty keboard for texting and email, etc. while the zuneHD would be all play with music, hd video, games, movies2go, etc. AND you can still manage to get great battery life for both devices.
with an iphone i could maybe do some decent gaming and music, but still no homescreen, no widget-system, an email and text notification system whick sucks, still blurry exchange sync, bad typing expierence, bad bad battery life, etc. don't get me wrong - i really think the iphone is some neat piece of technology but with 2 separate devices you just can't do anything wrong.
agreed! id rather have a multitude of devices i can do different things with rather than having only 1 device handling it all. if the battery dies on that 1 device, everything else goes with it too.
dont get me wrong, i like multi-use devices, the more of them that i have the better. id just rather not depend on only 1 device to handle it all.
Idk, I really like the idea of an all-in-one device, but I just don't like how expensive monthly bills are on the iPhone/Storm, etc. If this Zune or any product like it had phone service *as an option,* as well as a camera, then I would definitely get it. What would be even better is if each one had its own phone number and you could make calls at wifi hotspots without needing to sign up for a phone service(it could have a Skype app, for example). I know, that's a bit of an inconvenience, but most of my day is spent at places where wifi is available and I suppose I could do without phone service at the few times in the day when I'm not at a hotspot.