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Originally Posted by tonybro
As you state, for the masses, its fine, a worthwhile platform. For the heavier user, I think you are correct in that we see the iPhone as flawed (no 3G, Push etc.) and for that reason its of no use to me.
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I wouldn't say it's flawed, the reason there is no 3G was given at the O2 annoucement last week as being it severely curtails battery life. I do think that some truth exists in that statement, but you have to take that in context while considering the features of the device. iPhone/Touch - web browsing, live youtube and iTunes store access. Over 3G the battery would be dead in a couple of hours. So for Apple, it was the right move to not include it.
Push mail on the other hand doesn't require hardware, so I would expect a firmware update to offer Exchange integration at some point in the Future, hopefully before January (I'll be in NY on hols
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So, rather than say it's flawed, I'd say it's limited. And we have to also remember that this is only the first generation device. I wish I could say that MS had over a million sales of their first gen Phone Edition! (Anyone have stats on that?)
I'd recommend that people do have a look at it as an option. If I didn't need push mail and IF it had divx playback I'd definately keep it. I will continue to stick to a more business oriented device for the moment and the Caviler does a wonderful job.
Cheerio
Howard