Besides, the Nokia N95 is a more expensive phone – AND you can buy it in the US.

BTW, I agree – iPhone is overhyped, much like the original iPod was underhyped (considering how successful it became). Just wanted you to get your facts straight

Also, it’s not irrelevant. Apple could have chosen other providers (for whom providing connectivity would have been a requirement of the deal), and Apple wouldn’t have been liable or in danger at all. EDGE sucks. Apple chose EDGE. AT&T sucks. Apple chose AT&T. Most of the current problems going on have to do with that choice. And anyone who believes Apple isn’t responsible for their choice in provider is deluding themselves.

Nir: The key word there is “mass”. If you only made 10-100K of them, it isn’t destined for the mass market. This is the most expensive mass market phone ever, hands down. Think of it this way, you’re paying 600$ when you’re locked in for 2 years. Name another phone you had to pay 600$ for with a 2 year contract. A CURVE is only 200$ with a 2 year contract.

Janne: More expensive phones exist in the rest of the world. Since this is a US-only launch, comparing the phone to US-only phones makes sense.

Also, high-end Nokia phones (again, not the ones that ship in the US) have been shipping with the same browser (Safari) as the iPhone has, for over a year now. And yeah, it’s sweet.

What’s revolutionary with the iPhone is that it’s finally bringing the high-end phones to the US, and waking people up to the reality that cell phones don’t have to be crappy. And that’s good, because then people will start to pay attention to mobility.

I agree about the ringtones, however, Apple is pretty quick to respond to complaints. I suspect there is a decent reason why you cannot do this.

Someone’s iPhone arrived dead. That’s okay, it’ll happen. I’m sure Apple will replace it.

Last comment? Asks why in the world he can’t use his music as a ringtone. And, yeah, that guy’s the target market. Which… makes him 12 too?

James, have a nice day.

Tim, drop me an email and let me know what you think about the iPhone

Thomas, the best for last. Sorry, but how was dropping MMS a good design choice? Oh, and Apple didn’t hype it? “The most revolutionary mobile device in history”? “… will completely change the way users think about mobile computing”? Sorry, have you not see the ads or the keynote? Apple hyped the hell out of this product.

And as far as me not being the target market, sorry I don’t buy that. To say I’m not the target market simply because I don’t like the device is to believe that Apple made every single decision perfectly, executed on the iPhone perfectly and delivered a device sent straight from heaven. And that if I don’t like it, it’s because it wasn’t for me. Not because they made any mistakes (gawd forbid).

Bill, thanks for stopping by mate. I actually agree with you that some of the choices were likely forced by AT&T. I’m not sure you can chalk up lack of MMS to that, but some of the choices. Which, of course, contradicts Thomas’s theory that every decision was made by Jobs as a design decision

Anyways, I’m done on this. My original post was fair. The iPhone is being vastly overplayed in the media and blogosphere. The iPhone has a huge number of missing pieces that regular phones are able to take care of at 1/10 the price. And, worst of all, that thing you want to “just work” (perfectly), ie: the phone portion, needs work.

And given all those bits, paying 600$ for the device and being told to be “thankful” for the privilege reeks of the Apple attitude of old. The attitude that would have killed the company had Microsoft not saved them.