Spot the sad, pathetic Cupertino Kool-Aid drinker in this thread. (Hint: He's the guy who has his identity wrapped up in a hunk of gadgetry that has a 30% dropped call rate considered normal and the worst carrier with the highest monthly charges.)
When's multi-tasking coming to your toy phone, Bub? Tonight, I was running errands while using my FREE GPS navigation for directions, checking my emails at traffic lights, checking Facebook in a web browser, and (oh yeah) receiving phone calls...ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!!
Re: And what if the problem is you're an iPhone fanboy?
Your post is nothing but blind Apple cultist fanboy talking points combined with a healthy dose of ignorance.
"Plastic blob"? More like "sensuous pebble" instead of hard bar. It's smaller in the pocket; feels better in the hand; and when opened, it has a slight curve that fits the hand and face better.
But because Lord Jobs didn't give it to you, you don't think you need it. Lord Jobs knows all.
Doesn't generate excitement? I had someone who'd just bought an iPhone a few weeks before get a case of buyer's remorse when I showed him the multitasking, THE killer app of the Pre over the iPhone.
As I bounce from email to multiple web windows to SprintNav while streaming Pandora via Bluetooth to my car's Sync system and, oh yeah, make phone calls, I wonder how the iPhone users get along with Apple's gimped one-at-a-time setup. (And no, running the iPod in the background doesn't count!)
But because Lord Jobs didn't give it to you, you don't think you need it. Lord Jobs knows all.
How's that $10/mo. GPS nav service working for you? Sprint users get that free. Are you able to send MMS yet? Nope, cuz AT&T's collapsing network can't handle it.
You see, the facts are plain: it's Apple that's falling behind in innovation. If Lord Jobs ever deigns to let his herd have multitasking, that would make Apple the me-too company, wouldn't it?
Apple's got a two year head start and plenty of status-over-usefulness sheeple willing to ante up to hop the hype train. But the Pre doesn't have to "kill" the iPhone - it just has to serve the needs of those more discriminating users than the iPhone typically attracts.
You beat me to this crucial point; one that Sprint cleverly points out in their "Dunkin Donuts in space" ad. The reason I never entertained getting an iPhone - in addition to knowing AT&T blew goats - was the cost of the service, which I figured to be ~$140/mo. Unless the phone could summon a life-sized Cortana to give me lap dances, I wasn't gonna pay that much.
Because of my work discount, I'm paying ~$67/mo. for my Pre with the Everything Data 450 plan and insurance and taxes. With evenings starting at 7 pm and mobile-to-mobile calls unlimited and just about everyone I know on cells, I wish I could cut back to a 300-minute plan for even less.
It never ceases to amaze me how much slack Apple gets cut by people who hold their competitors to an unfairly higher standard. "Palm should've foregone months of sales until they could get their App Store and SDK up to full speed. It was OK that Apple didn't have an App Store for a full year because, well, they're Apple and Apple is just the ginchiest!!! [swoon]"
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Re: Man...
When's multi-tasking coming to your toy phone, Bub? Tonight, I was running errands while using my FREE GPS navigation for directions, checking my emails at traffic lights, checking Facebook in a web browser, and (oh yeah) receiving phone calls...ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!!
Silly iPhone rabbit...Pre is for grownups!
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Re: And what if the problem is you're an iPhone fanboy?
"Plastic blob"? More like "sensuous pebble" instead of hard bar. It's smaller in the pocket; feels better in the hand; and when opened, it has a slight curve that fits the hand and face better.
But because Lord Jobs didn't give it to you, you don't think you need it. Lord Jobs knows all.
Doesn't generate excitement? I had someone who'd just bought an iPhone a few weeks before get a case of buyer's remorse when I showed him the multitasking, THE killer app of the Pre over the iPhone.
As I bounce from email to multiple web windows to SprintNav while streaming Pandora via Bluetooth to my car's Sync system and, oh yeah, make phone calls, I wonder how the iPhone users get along with Apple's gimped one-at-a-time setup. (And no, running the iPod in the background doesn't count!)
But because Lord Jobs didn't give it to you, you don't think you need it. Lord Jobs knows all.
How's that $10/mo. GPS nav service working for you? Sprint users get that free. Are you able to send MMS yet? Nope, cuz AT&T's collapsing network can't handle it.
You see, the facts are plain: it's Apple that's falling behind in innovation. If Lord Jobs ever deigns to let his herd have multitasking, that would make Apple the me-too company, wouldn't it?
Apple's got a two year head start and plenty of status-over-usefulness sheeple willing to ante up to hop the hype train. But the Pre doesn't have to "kill" the iPhone - it just has to serve the needs of those more discriminating users than the iPhone typically attracts.
On the post: Why Sprint Should Be Giving Away The Palm Pre For Free
Re: Small Correction
Because of my work discount, I'm paying ~$67/mo. for my Pre with the Everything Data 450 plan and insurance and taxes. With evenings starting at 7 pm and mobile-to-mobile calls unlimited and just about everyone I know on cells, I wish I could cut back to a 300-minute plan for even less.
It never ceases to amaze me how much slack Apple gets cut by people who hold their competitors to an unfairly higher standard. "Palm should've foregone months of sales until they could get their App Store and SDK up to full speed. It was OK that Apple didn't have an App Store for a full year because, well, they're Apple and Apple is just the ginchiest!!! [swoon]"
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