Iphone waste of potential?

2009-10-15 20:05:55

#1

Macbeth: Banned; +2,444|5846

Often in the middle of the night, while his wife sleeps beside him, John Sheridan picks up his iPhone from the nightstand and shakes the device like it was a conductor's wand on fire.

Sometimes he goes on like this for more than an hour at a time. There's a point to this midnight madness, though.

By day, Sheridan is a 53-year-old real-estate agent in Florida. But by night, he's an iPhone musician.

In the past few months, he has used his phone to record and upload at least 30 songs to the Web using an iPhone application called ZOOZbeat, which helps anyone -- regardless of musical talent or lack thereof -- create songs by selecting instruments from a list and then waving his or her phone around.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/15/ipho … index.html

Is it just me or does anyone else think the Iphone turned out to be a huge waste of potential? I remember Apple saying it would change your life, the world, make both easier and have all these amazing features by for some reason why does it seem like every App for the thing is a complete waste of tech?

Just asking.

2009-10-15 21:06:24

#2

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6914

It's a very expensive shiny object for retards to say "oooh!" and then run over to it while slamming into a glass door.

2009-10-15 21:09:24

#3

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6413|what

Macbeth wrote:
Is it just me or does anyone else think the Iphone turned out to be a huge waste of potential? I remember Apple saying it would change your life, the world, make both easier and have all these amazing features by for some reason why does it seem like every App for the thing is a complete waste of tech?

Welcome to the world of marketing.

2009-10-15 21:20:57

#4

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6257

ive been using the bar code scanner app for price comparing today. lol

i love this shiny object

it's well worth the $// it's magic.

2009-10-15 21:43:59

#5

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6257

got more apps.. like movie times, messengers(even xfire is on there), youtube-ish stuff, surf report, various news apps(like AP), wikipedia, yelp, concert listings, pandora type apps-sat radio apps too), weather app, you can check your flights.. white pages, oh and there are alot of games., even photoshop came out with an app recently.
yeah, what a piece of shit it is mtb0minime and macbeth. hahahahah

2009-10-15 21:46:29

#6

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6914

What's your phone bill like to get connected to the Internet, pay the data rates, etc.?

All I require of my phone is to be able to text and call. Sure there are times when I could've used an app like one of those mentioned, but those times are few and far between. I just don't think the huge (though decreasing) cost of all this is worth it. At least not to me.

2009-10-15 21:47:45

#7

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6480|Phoenix, AZ

I don't understand why it took over a year to impliment MMS

I don't understand why copy paste took a year

I don't understand why it took like 4 versions before you can take video

it's all bullshit.. They wanted people to buy their shit then buy a new one that finally featured something that's been around for YEARS then they wait a few weeks and release an update for the old ones so people don't riot

iPhone has a shit tonne of potental, if it had mobile windows/any modifiyable O/S it would be bomb but Apple sucks cock so...

We still don't have Flash.

2009-10-15 21:49:24

#8

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6257

well you dont have to buy it.. you can jsut stick to a reg phone and just text.

2009-10-15 21:50:50

#9

=NHB=Shadow: hi; +322|6626|California

i look up comics/books to read on my iphone when i'm in math class

2009-10-15 22:02:47

#10

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6981|Sydney, Australia

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
got more apps.. like movie times, messengers(even xfire is on there), youtube-ish stuff, surf report, various news apps(like AP), wikipedia, yelp, concert listings, pandora type apps-sat radio apps too), weather app, you can check your flights.. white pages, oh and there are alot of games., even photoshop came out with an app recently.
yeah, what a piece of shit it is mtb0minime and macbeth. hahahahah

Orly? I use PhotoForge for that.. it's like photoshop for the iPhone.

Took this a few hours ago on my phone..

https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4015432507_14db8c8b31.jpg

2009-10-15 22:04:42

#11

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6257

oo das hot minty! it's called 'PS Mobile' and it was free last week/ mebbe it still is

2009-10-15 22:10:07

#12

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6981|Sydney, Australia

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
oo das hot minty! it's called 'PS Mobile' and it was free last week/ mebbe it still is

Argh, it's not available in Australia. douches.

2009-10-15 22:18:40

#13

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
got more apps.. like movie times, messengers(even xfire is on there), youtube-ish stuff, surf report, various news apps(like AP), wikipedia, yelp, concert listings, pandora type apps-sat radio apps too), weather app, you can check your flights.. white pages, oh and there are alot of games., even photoshop came out with an app recently.
yeah, what a piece of shit it is mtb0minime and macbeth. hahahahah

omg ... Android has all of that, minus the Photoshop. Best part? Android is open source. Want to know what else Android can do that the iPhone can't? True multitasking. What then, bee-atch?!

2009-10-15 22:23:42

#14

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6257

ah you have android avatar. do you work for em or what

neverheardofit tbh

2009-10-15 23:20:24

#15

=NHB=Shadow: hi; +322|6626|California

your a waste of potential, the iphone is my life, i have it with me 24/7 when i sleep, poop, shower, walk, drive, eat, more pooping, infact on my mousepad is my mouse and my iphone, my iphone takes up the left half and I use the other half for my mouse

2009-10-15 23:56:27

#16

Defiance: Member; +438|6931

Macbeth wrote:
Is it just me or does anyone else think the Iphone turned out to be a huge waste of potential? I remember Apple saying it would change your life, the world, make both easier and have all these amazing features by for some reason why does it seem like every App for the thing is a complete waste of tech?

Just asking.

I'm sorry, did you- did you believe what the Apple marketing department said on the television?

Kimmm... Android is a Google developed OS for 'mobile devices.'

2009-10-16 00:03:53

#17

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
ah you have android avatar. do you work for em or what

neverheardofit tbh

As Defiance said, it's an open source smart phone OS. Really quite nice, actually. The only thing I will give the iPhone is that it's hardware is, for the most part, better than that of the Android phones currently on the market. That is set to change, though, in 2010 as Android comes out of its infancy. But if you want a phone for a smart phone and not a handheld video game platform, then Android beats the shit out of iPhone OS 3.1. I almost bought an iPhone when I changed contracts, but after looking at Android - wow. What a difference.

2009-10-16 00:12:27

#18

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|6841|SE London

GodFather wrote:
I don't understand why it took over a year to impliment MMS

I don't understand why copy paste took a year

I don't understand why it took like 4 versions before you can take video

it's all bullshit.. They wanted people to buy their shit then buy a new one that finally featured something that's been around for YEARS then they wait a few weeks and release an update for the old ones so people don't riot

iPhone has a shit tonne of potental, if it had mobile windows/any modifiyable O/S it would be bomb but Apple sucks cock so...

We still don't have Flash.

They're called future feature enhancement opportunities.

2009-10-16 00:21:41

#19

baggs: Member; +732|6464

AussieRaper had it first time, you don't blow your load at the first opportunity.

2009-10-16 00:38:54

#20

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

baggs wrote:
AussieRaper had it first time, you don't blow your load at the first opportunity.

True, but you also don't leave out features that are standard on phones that cost a lot less, much less features that are standard on your direct competitors' devices.

2009-10-16 00:40:13

#21

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6413|what

CapnNismo wrote:
baggs wrote:
AussieRaper had it first time, you don't blow your load at the first opportunity.
True, but you also don't leave out features that are standard on phones that cost a lot less, much less features that are standard on your direct competitors' devices.

You do if you can get away with it...

2009-10-16 00:45:20

#22

Defiance: Member; +438|6931

AussieReaper wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
baggs wrote:
AussieRaper had it first time, you don't blow your load at the first opportunity.
True, but you also don't leave out features that are standard on phones that cost a lot less, much less features that are standard on your direct competitors' devices.
You do if you can get away with it...

Getting away with it means pulling the wool over stupid ignorant people. It's rather immoral, but whatever makes a buck, right?

Last edited by Defiance (2009-10-16 00:45:35)

2009-10-16 01:00:02

#23

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6413|what

Defiance wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
True, but you also don't leave out features that are standard on phones that cost a lot less, much less features that are standard on your direct competitors' devices.
You do if you can get away with it...
Getting away with it means pulling the wool over stupid ignorant people. It's rather immoral, but whatever makes a buck, right?

You don't have to consider it morally anything. It's good marketing. It's what Apple do, and why they are successful.

You don't need the best product, just the best marketing strategy. Case in point, iPod headphones are totally shit. But you'll recognise them for the plain reason they are white and were marketed with images like this:

It's got zero to do with morality.

2009-10-16 01:53:28

#24

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6913

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
got more apps.. like movie times, messengers(even xfire is on there), youtube-ish stuff, surf report, various news apps(like AP), wikipedia, yelp, concert listings, pandora type apps-sat radio apps too), weather app, you can check your flights.. white pages, oh and there are alot of games., even photoshop came out with an app recently.
yeah, what a piece of shit it is mtb0minime and macbeth. hahahahah

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
It has apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, apps, and this one app. Yeah what a piece of shit it is

2009-10-16 02:31:22

#25

Benzin: Member; +576|6258

There is nothing moral about marketing. It's one of the least honest and moral industries in the world, second maybe only to stripping/prostitution (which could technically be seen as forms of marketing).

Last edited by CapnNismo (2009-10-16 02:31:45)

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