Open Mouth, Insert Foot
January 4th, 2008 by Zak Dabbas | 1,591 views
Every once in a while—perhaps as often as the solar equinox or emergence of the breeding cicadas—I open my mouth and say something I later regret. And when I do so, I feel it is my duty to own up to my mistake. So, with my sneaker on my plate, I apologize to all of you about my July 5th rant, Why a True Apple Fan Would Never Buy an iPhone.
Why, you ask? Allow me to explain.
I decided that I needed a smart phone with true email capabilities about two months ago. Looking around at the options out there, I wasn’t particularly blown away by any of the smart phones I played around with at the Verizon store. On second look, the iPhone started to seem like a phone I could (*ahem) learn to live with.
Fast forward two months.
My iPhone and I are best friends, and in some countries, possibly married. I absolutely cannot live without it. The email software is incredible and syncs perfectly with my .Mac account and IMAP business account. The camera is beautiful and I find myself constantly taking pictures with my phone—something I’ve never done in the 11+ years I’ve been a cell phone user. I use the iPhone religiously for iPod purposes, and my video podcasts have never looked better. And the Safari browser has proven to be a mid-argument-dispute-resolution miracle on more than one occasion.
Sure, the iPhone has some problems. Edge isn’t too quick, and 8 gigs just isn’t enough memory. But the goods FAR outweigh the bad. Software updates have even fixed a number of the issues I once complained about. Reading through my previous post, I’ve had to ask myself: Am I so jaded that a technical marvel like the iPhone can elicit a complaint from me?
Mr. Jobs, if you’re reading this, please accept my apology. Please continue to deliver me gadgets like the iPhone. And please forgive us tech-geeks when we are overly critical. We don’t mean it.
*Sometimes.
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January 9th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Great article. Happy to see you blogging again Zak.
February 4th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Refreshing article - i own an iphone and the Nokia N95 and have to say they are both great for different reasons. But the iphone’s camera (imo) is unusable). if the subject moves barely a millimeter it is blurred due to the iphones shutter speed or aperture setting that can not be controlled. The Nokia N95 has an amazing 5MP camera with built in flash and white balance! Subjects can move and not be blurred. But then again if I am going to really shoot something I will use my Nikon D80 (he with the most toys wins).
But I digress - your blog has been bookmarked